221The Two DoorwaysHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46821 State: C/13 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 202 x 292 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 292 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily watermark (partial) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone, darker alongside the platemark margins, no added tone in the densely cross-hatched areas |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone, mostly on wall and in water close to wall |
| Print note: | short roulette wheel lines near lower balcony on right; cancelled with the lines of C1, more lines and a butterfly |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly, and cancelled with butterfly |
| 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: | Tab 41 mm from left margin, 4 x 14 mm; pencil butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| 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: | K1930802 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.