442Shaving and ShampooingFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.161 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Possibly Walter Dowdeswell, London. Bought from Obach & Co., London (receipt, 11 July 1903), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 175 x 127 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 127 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale, even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'SHAVING and SHAMPOOING.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1.st Proof.' the 'st' superscript with a dot under it, at lower left on the verso and 'Shampoo Shop' at lower centre on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 20-35 mm from left, height 4 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | stylized device at upper right on the verso (this may be a version of Walter Dowdeswell's mark; see Lugt 799) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.94.' at lower centre on the verso and 'Obach + Co. July / '03' a lower right on the verso, both by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2730103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.