193The DoorwayVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.168-1965 State: 19/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi, London; bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 13 March 1965, £160.0.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
| Paper size: | 299 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 201 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| 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 distinct plate tone, lighter in centre (figure highlightened) |
| Note on foul biting: | various degrees of pitting and granular tone in the arches and grille; textured biting |
| Print note: | roulette marks, fingerprint on left edge 45mm from bottom |
| 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: | on tab and verso lower right [butterfly] |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | verso three circles 'o' in a pyramid, 'W.O.' |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 44mm from left, 3 x 12mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880708 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.