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Doorway and Vine

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46833
State: 14/18

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:237 x 171 mm  
Plate mark size:233 x 171 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:inlaid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:uneven, particularly pronounced at the lower right corner and the left edge  
Note on foul biting:pitting throughout, although concentrated area at upper edge; granular surface tone used around arch  
Print note:figures in window in drypoint almost indistinguishable; mottled inking effect at lower right corner from wiping, ink on scrim leaving residue on plate.  

 

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:37 mm from left; tab 4 x 9 mm; butterfly of 1886  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1960802  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.