193The DoorwayHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46607 State: 14/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935. |
| Paper size: | 293 x 202 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 299 x 202 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone on arches; varied use of tone in water: ink wiped vertically in water zone, representing reflections and shadows |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone used in arches; single pits in water |
| Print note: | roulette wheel lines running in different directions in top half of water; distinctive crease-like etched line cutting off bottom right corner; traces of ink-dabber (?, fabric structure) between arches and margins, right weaker than left |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 6 x 16 mm; 119 mm from left; butterfly of ca 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.