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Doorway and Vine

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46836
State: 4/18

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:240 x 170 mm  
Plate mark size:233 x 170 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:inlaid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight around the corners and edges  
Note on foul biting:pitting across image, few areas of denser pitting around edges  
Print note:lines very badly worn, particularly around archway and window above; scratch lines evident particularly in corners (from cleaning? - check they are not wipe marks); no burr remaining from drypoint.  

 

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:50 mm from left; tab 7 x 16 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'2'; 'K196 IV' recto, lower left corner of inlay sheet  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1960402  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.