193The DoorwayHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.241 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. 21616). Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c8899). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
| Paper size: | 295 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned, medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone overall |
| Note on foul biting: | texturing, foul biting at edges |
| Print note: | fine impression with rich soft shadows; fresh shading at lower right corner |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'selected for E. G. Kennedy-' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 44-57mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1890s ditto on verso |
| Collector's mark: | 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 21616' deleted and 'c8899' verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880712 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
