79The Little PoolFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1890.6 State: 7/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Purchased from Hermann Wunderlich & Co. Bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1890; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 115 x 135 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 103 x 125 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | kozo, even distribution, little debris, vertical chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Strong burr nut not so good an impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler - 1861 -' ('l' crossed instead of 't') |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'The Works of James Whistler: Etchings and Dry Points, are on View at E. Thomas' Publisher. / 39. Old Bond Street.' |
| 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: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'S.H. Erased June 16, 1925.' and 'Duplicate from Haden Collection.' originally on margin according to FGA folder sheet; '90.6' Veritype inscription on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740703 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.