262Barges, DordrechtFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1904.8 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Obach & Co., (Obach receipt, 6 January 1904), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1904; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 111 x 137 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 99 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800); the paper colour is ivory discoloured to cream; the sheet was removed from a book, with sew holes at left sheet edge |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | With light tone, darker near the left, right and bottom plate edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | scratches |
| Print note: | there is a diagonal scratch across centre |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Boats, Dordrecht', Grolier 296. A river scene with sailing boats, a church on the shore to the right undescribed - not in Wedmore.' originally written by C.L. Freer on margin, 'Erased April 25th, 1924.', according to FGA folder sheet; '4 x 2 2/4' unidentified writing on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2440103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.