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Doorway and Vine

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54904
State: 11/18

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:241 x 171 mm  
Plate mark size:234 x 171 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a light uneven print tone, that is darker in the foreground and to the left of the archway. It is wiped horizontally, with some freckling.  
Note on foul biting:There is an area of foul biting at the upper edge and more minor area at the lower left corner. Throughout there are individual single pits.  
Print note:There are horizontal wipe marks in the foreground and left side with reticulation of ink in the foreground. There is a slightly mottled effect from wiping at the upper right.  

 

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:8 x 16 mm, 49 mm from left; pencil butterfly on tab 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K196, VI' on verso, at centre.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1960613  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.