453The Long House (The Dyers, Amsterdam)Freer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1906.118 State: 4/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Purchased from J. McN.Whistler by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, probably on 4 March 1890; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 166 x 269 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 163 x 269 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | fibrous paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint? |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with light tone at the bottom and near the top and side edges, wiped cleaner over the house |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable foul biting and broken down lines near the lower corners |
| Print note: | The paper glowing, setting off delicate lines at right and stronger detail on the wood and bricks at left. |
| 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 on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Chs. L. Freer' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1890 on tab 48-58 from left; height 3 mm |
| 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: | 'W66' by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4060203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.