193The DoorwayBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.991 State: 8/20 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 314 x 234 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 289 x 201 mm |
| Note on size: | margin, rough edges |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | [monogram] MB (Morel & Bercioux - see 1984 MFA Boston Degas catalogue by S. W. Reed and B. S. Shapiro, p. 259, no.1b) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | soft tone in the water; moderate overall tone, wiped more brightly around steps |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good slightly grungy impression |
| 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: | below left: elaborate shading [butterfly] 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a); pencil angular 's' over 'l' or 'm' [?], on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26745' on verso [probably Knoedler's] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'CA' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880408 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.