323Doorway, SandwichHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54907 State: 2/3 |
Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903. [?] |
Paper size: | 98 x 133 mm |
Plate mark size: | 95 x 133 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper, with minor brown flecks |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | There is a light uneven print tone that is slightly more pronounced in the foreground and at the edges. |
Note on foul biting: | There are single pits throughout. |
Print note: | The ink is a warm black in tone. There is very minor reticulation of ink at the lower left. There are light wipe marks in the foreground and a slightly mottled effect from wiping. |
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: | 3 x 9 mm, 98 mm from left; pencil butterfly 1887/9 |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.307 Doorway. Sandwich / (und I-II)' on verso, at centre. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K3070103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.