183Fitzroy SquareFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1905.204 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Thomas Way (1837-1915), London, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1905; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 127 x 92 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 92 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper is discoloured almost to buff |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | top of Arms of Amsterdam (similar to Chicago watermark 21) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; a right-left curving scratch in the sky |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Note that there is a 'quality mark' ('o') on an impression acquired from T. Way before the 1909 and 1910 catalogues clarifed the (posthumous) printing history of the plate |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'undescribed - T Way June 5/ 0' at lower centre on the verso, written by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | KAp30102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.