Provenance

• 1903: possibly with William Stephen Marchant (1868-1925) , London art dealer;
• 1904: bought through Marchant by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919) , January 1904;
• 1919: bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art.

Further details are given in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 1290).

Exhibitions

• 1903: possibly Watercolours, Pastels, Drawings in Black and White, Sculptures and Bronzes By British and Foreign Artists Including A Selection of Works by H. B. Brabazon, and A Group of Works by the late James McNeill Whistler, W. Marchant & Co., Goupil Gallery, London, 1903 (cat. no. 196) as 'Mother and child'.
• 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 126) as 'Mother and Child – The Pearl'.

By the terms of Freer's will, this work cannot be lent to another venue.