191Doorway and VineHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 54904 State: 11/18 |  |
| 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: | 241 x 171 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 234 x 171 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light uneven print tone, that is darker in the foreground and to the left of the archway. It is wiped horizontally, with some freckling. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting at the upper edge and more minor area at the lower left corner. Throughout there are individual single pits. |
| Print note: | There are horizontal wipe marks in the foreground and left side with reticulation of ink in the foreground. There is a slightly mottled effect from wiping at the upper right. |
| 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: | 8 x 16 mm, 49 mm from left; pencil butterfly on tab 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K196, VI' on verso, at centre. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1960613 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.