231TraghettoFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.171 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Obach & Co., (Obach receipt, 11 July 1903), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 276 x 367 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 237 x 300 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial VAN GELDER |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Traces of tone near the plate edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks and spots |
| Print note: | The medium is difficult to determine because of paper surface irregularities, but it appears to be pure etching in 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Second impression. First State.' at lower right on the recto and 'proof of a destroyed plate - same subject as the "Traghetto", which took its place, + is one of the Venice First Series-' at lower right on the recto |
| 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: | 'Somewhat like W.56 but on separate [sic] copper- / compare with the other impression bought from Otto Bacher (Otto Bacher underlined) / From Obach + Co. July, 03.' by C. L. Freer; upside down 'A' at lower left on the verso; 'ia (in script)' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1900102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.