193The DoorwayBrooklyn MuseumAccession no: 57.188.70 State: 18/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs Charles Pratt |
| Image credit: | Photo © Brooklyn Museum |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 23971? ). Mrs Charles Pratt; given in 1957 to the Brooklyn Museum. |
| Paper size: | 298 x 203 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 203 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight, browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, more at the edges |
| Note on foul biting: | texture and dots |
| Print note: | good impression, strong new work on steps |
| 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: | 1886/1887; tab 41 - 54mm from left, pencil butterfly of 1887/1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 23971' (?) erased on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | ' -x2-' on verso; 'x-1903' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880z14 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.