329Rag Shop, Milman's Row, ChelseaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54876 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 151 x 226 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | except for delicate flecking |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | in mirrored script above tab: '26 M[illegible] Str[eet?] lib / Co [illegible]' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 34-42 from left; pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'RBP' in form of trefoil in circle (Rosalind Birnie Philip, variation on Lugt 405) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Rag Shop, Milman's Row Chelsea' on verso in H. Wright's hand. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2720302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.