221The Two DoorwaysPrivate collectionAccession no: - State: 13/13 |
| Collection credit: | Collection of C. Boyden Gray |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 202 x 293 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 293 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff (light) |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, more at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | texturing and dots and flecks in water and walls |
| Print note: | strong impression, nice soft shadow, even |
| 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: | butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records |
| ID: | K1930614 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.