193The DoorwayPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 8/20 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought at auction, Sotheby's, by the present owner |
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| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, with more in the foreground, carefully wiped. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A strong, deep, impression, with clear roulette marks. |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'very early proof' (possibly by Whistler) |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Owner's records |
| ID: | K1880409 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.