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Custom House |  Freer Gallery of Art (1903.35) | |
| Number: | 179 | |
| Date: | 1878 | |
| Medium: | etching | |
| Size: | 84 x 190 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 8 | |
| Catalogues: | K.150; M.148; W.128 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (8) | ||
STATE
One state is known before cancellation.
State 1
There is no signature or inscription.
Two short curving parallel scratches, near the top of the second mast from the left, are conspicuous in some impressions (
) but not in others, possibly as a result of inking. In addition there are longer diagonal scratches at upper right that are clear on some impressions (, ) but appear to have worn or been rubbed down in later impressions (, ).
) but not in others, possibly as a result of inking. In addition there are longer diagonal scratches at upper right that are clear on some impressions (, ) but appear to have worn or been rubbed down in later impressions (, ).State 1 (cancelled)
Cancelled with a diagonal line at left.
No impression from the cancelled plate is known. This is a digital image based on the copper plate. 16
No impression from the cancelled plate is known. This is a digital image based on the copper plate. 16
16: A scan of the copper plate was flipped horizontally, converted to greyscale, and colour inverted, with enhanced contrast.