323Doorway, SandwichFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.26 State: 1/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 95 x 133 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 95 x 133 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper is discoloured almost to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial [illegible--elaborate shield?] |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale overall tone, darker near the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | very few scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This appears to be pure etching; there are 2 pale, curved lines by the lower panel of the the door, but they seem to be scratches rather than 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: | 'Doorway. Sandwich' at lower left on the verso, probably by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Ist W.272' (I a roman numeral; Ist underlined) at lower centre on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3070102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.