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Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Steel-faced copper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10.9 x 15.5 cm (4 5/16 x 6 1/8 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
United States
Date:
1858
Provenance:
To 1906
Obach & Co., London, to 1906 [1]
From 1906 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1906 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Young Whistler: Early Prints and the "French Set" (August 28, 2004 to March 13, 2005)
Previous custodian or owner:
Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
metal  Search this
copper  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
town  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1906.203
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bf2d034f-bc4d-491a-b196-074110f98cce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.203