Custom House |  Freer Gallery of Art (1903.35) | |
| Number: | 179 | |
| Date: | 1878 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 84 x 190 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 8 | |
| Catalogues: | K.150; M.148; W.128 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (8) | ||
STATE
One state is known before cancellation.
State 1
There is no signature or inscription.
Two short curving parallel scratches, near the top of the second mast from the left, are conspicuous in some impressions () but not in others, possibly as a result of inking. In addition there are longer diagonal scratches at upper right that are clear on some impressions (, ) but appear to have worn or been rubbed down in later impressions (, ).
State 1 (cancelled)
Cancelled with a diagonal line at left.
No impression from the cancelled plate is known. This is a digital image based on the copper plate. 16
No impression from the cancelled plate is known. This is a digital image based on the copper plate. 16
16: A scan of the copper plate was flipped horizontally, converted to greyscale, and colour inverted, with enhanced contrast.