221The Two DoorwaysUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.380 State: 4/13 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 225 x 314 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 293 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | small brown fibre inclusions; mh could not determine watermark in available light |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | elaborate watermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light area so ftine at the left and right |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting or effect of acid scattered throughout, particularly on the walls and water; larger acid droplets on water at centre |
| Print note: |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.17305' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2 of 2' at lower right on the verso (not clearly visible); Kennedy number, state and title on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1930311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.