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Doorway, Sandwich

Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Accession no: P.21247
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given by Denis F. Pilkington to the Whitworth Art Gallery, 1966.  

 

Paper size:97 x 132 mm  
Plate mark size:94 x 132 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:the paper has some very small flecks of fibre  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, slightly grainy, slightly more at left  
Note on foul biting:a few tiny spots  
Print note:good impression, a little soft in the shadows, very light soft drypoint in shadows on table where there are bowls  

 

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:25-36 from left 1886/7 butterfly  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:no  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'21247' (?)  
Misc inscriptions by others:'uu' at bottom verso 'WU' corner right (?)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3070z01  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.