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Etching plate: The Lime-burner

Object Details

Provenance
To 1896
Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1896 [1]
From 1896 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in 1896 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Whistler List, Plates, 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
Whistler Etchings and Copper Plates (May 15, 1968 to February 22, 1971)
Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)
Previous custodian or owner
Frederick Keppel and Co. (1868-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Date
1859
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
H x W: 25.4 x 17.9 cm (10 x 7 1/16 in)
Type
Tool and Equipment
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