285The Young TreeFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.28 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 134 x 94 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 94 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with discolouration along the right sheet edge |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with tone at bottom along the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered across the etched area |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 'The Young tree' at lower left on the verso, possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 19-29 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Gray's Inn' at lower left on the verso and '166' at lower centre on the verso, both . 'W. App 284' at lower right on the recto by C.L. Freer; 'ox-' at lower centre on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2960102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.