A Fire at Pomfret

Medium: Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 12.8 x 19.6 cm (5 1/16 x 7 11/16 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Provenance: To 1905 ; Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [1] ; From 1905 to 1919 ; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Robert Way in 1905 [2] ; From 1920 ; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3] ; Notes: ; [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Whistler Reserved List, R. 5826, as well as Original Whistler List of Paintings, etc., Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, January 3, 1921, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. ; [2] See note 1. According to Curatorial Remark 3, G.D. Guest, 1927, the registration number for this object was changed to correspond with the year of purchase. ; [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.
Accession Number: F1905.333a-b
Previous custodian or owner: Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source) ; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Origin: United States
Data Source: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery