221The Two DoorwaysLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 193 State: 11/13 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1937 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 21615). Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 201 x 291 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 291 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | top of large crown (?) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall tone, with more at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable granular |
| Print note: | New state? Kennedy's illustration is not sharp, so difficult to track lines-- this could be either before or after Kennedy's sixth state |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 21615' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1930611 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.