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Melon Shop, Houndsditch

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 013.2007
State: 3/5

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. The Fine Art Society at London Print Fair, 2002; Dr George S. van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007, no. 65; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007.  

 

Paper size:127 x 178 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 178 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:light weight 'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:fragment of crowned shield  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, dark edges left and right  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
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:47-56mm from right  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' (Harris Whittemore, Lugt 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2930205  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.