252Cottage DoorNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8569 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 15165). Knoedler & Co., New York (stock no. MK 32561). Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10633 |
| Paper size: | 72 x 99 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 66 x 99 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a vise mark at lower right corner |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp..' [sic] |
| Note on the tab: | tab 20 to 32 mm from left; butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'LJR' stamp (Lessing Julius Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 15165.' or 'A 18165'; 'MK 32561' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Lot 103' at lower left on the verso; 'I/I/-' (lower case, in script) at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2500102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.