278Furniture ShopNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1949.5.270 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37369). Edward G. Kennedy (b. 1849), New York. Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald, Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-15865 |
| Paper size: | 101 x 162 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 96 x 162 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | many small pits and scratches; a large patch of acid droplets at upper centre |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'BECCINO' (?) on board or panel at left |
| 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 17 to 29 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | partial 'B.M.' stamp on verso of tab (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); Edward G. Kennedy (Lugt 857); 'HM' stamp in magenta ink ( Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G.Whittemore, Lugt 1384a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 37369' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2660107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.