263The Barber's Shop, ChelseaFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1906.111 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, in or before 1906; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 164 x 239 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 164 x 239 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with red dye along right sheet edge |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale tone, slightly heavier at lower left and at right |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | Not certain that the very fine work behind the heads in the archway and to left of the figure in the doorway are drypoint |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | signs in window and door on left: 'HAIR CUTTING & SHAVING', 'CUT / [a or d] 3', 'HAIR / CUT / [a or d] 2', on the poster advertising a newspaper: 'FRED CARLOS' |
| 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 51-61 mm from left, height 2mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W229' at lower centre on the verso by C.L. Freer; '20' at lower left on the recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2710104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.