193The DoorwayHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46812 State: 14/20 | ![]() |
| 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: | 295/293 x 203 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid; paper been treated. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | in the left half, in the right window (applied with a dabber), and in the water; varied use of tone in water: ink wiped vertically in water zone, representing reflections and shadows |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone used in arches; pitting on right margin (centre) |
| Print note: | roulette wheel lines running in different directions in top half of water; four strips of surface ink reticulation bottom 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: | 37 mm from left margin; 7 x 19 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880603 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
