The Purple Cap
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Object Details
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
- Previous custodian or owner
- James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- From 1902 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the artist in 1902 [1]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 22, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] 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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1890s
- Accession Number
- F1902.111a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Drawing; chalk and pastel on grey paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27.6 x 18.1 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in)
- Origin
- United States
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- child
- woman
- United States
- American Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1902.111a-c
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33ec98607-ff2b-4df0-a257-db9adbd7a0ea
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