265The Little Rag Shop, Milman's RowNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8574 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Tracy Dows (b. 1871), New York; probably sold through Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, 1911. Colnaghi's, London, 1920s (stock no. c 6529). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10638 |
| Paper size: | 72 x 102 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 69 x 101 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven trim at top edge |
| 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: | with pale tone at left and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a small patch of regular texture (from paper or cloth>) at lower left |
| Print note: | Lacking the burr seen in Kennedy's reproduction of this state. |
| 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: | '7' at lower right on the verso, possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 30 to 38 mm from left; butterfly of 1887/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp on verso of tab (of Henry Harper Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b); 'TD' oval stamp (Tracy Dows, Lugt 2427) all on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c.6529' at lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1' at lower left on the verso; 'W233' in brown ink at lower right on the verso;'K.257 II / Old Clothes Shop / No1.' at lower right on the verso, possibly by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2570202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.