191Doorway and VineNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8655 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought on 14 January 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10655 |
| Paper size: | 238 x 168 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 235 x 168 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | light grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | S WISE & CO / 1825 (Chicago watermark K.320) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with pale tone, darker across the bottom, with vertical wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks on a large patch at upper centre right near the plate edge |
| 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: | tab 40 to 55mm from left, height 5mm; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '(DD855) 1000-' at lower right on the verso; K.196vi / Doorway & Vine' at lower centre on the verso by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1960605 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.