191Doorway and VineFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: 2005.262 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 49605). E. M. Henn. Given by Patricia Cornwell to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 238 x 172 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 233 x 169 mm |
| Other size: | tab 9mm high mm |
| Note on size: | Trimmed to 1-2 mm outside the platemark. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall, slight extra on pavement at bottom (possibly rubbed). |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The shading and detail within the door is sharp. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 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: | The tab is large, around a normal sized butterfly dating from ca 1886. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso, circular stamp in black ink with monogram 'CHM' Henn (Lugt 872b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 49605' on verso, crossed out; 'H 1351 D' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2nd State (Trial M)' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1960202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.