329Rag Shop, Milman's Row, ChelseaHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46626 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 153 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | foolscap, seven-pointed collar |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even plate tone, slightly darker along the platemark edges, in particular at left and right |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting on figures, rags, building |
| Print note: | the left child has been added after the steps were drawn, some of the erased lines are partly still visible. Traces of lines from a figure left of door on the right. |
| 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: | 47 mm from left margin, tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| 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: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2720102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.