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191

Doorway and Vine

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 196

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1937  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:230 x 170 mm  
Plate mark size:230 x 170 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
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 overall; curved horizontal picking  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:  

 

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:at 43 to 63 mm; height 8 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'E 2530-'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1960507  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.