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The Two Doorways

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 41.15
State: 4/13

Collection credit:Gift of Francis M. Weld, 1941  
Image credit:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Possibly acquired from Whistler by Robert How III (1839-1909). H. Wunderlich & Co, New York (stock no. a 39830). Given by Francis M. Weld to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941.  

 

Paper size:225 x 302 mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 292 mm  
Note on size:binding indents at the bottom indicate it came from a book or ledger  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid?  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:yes (not clear)  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly 'imp.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1890s  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 39830' and '24990' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'ssx-' on verso  

 

Source of information:Museum records  
ID:K1930203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.