221The Two DoorwaysFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.148 State: 1/13 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Obach & Co. ( receipt 11 July 1903), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 270 x 372 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 290 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| 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: | partial: Fleur de lys with VGL in cursive letters below. |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| 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: | (butterfly) 'imp. 1st. State - 1st Impression - Printed in Venice -' (written by Whistler on recto, according to FGA folder sheet); 'as/as/-' in unidentified writing on verso; 'W 158' written by Freer on recto; 'W 158' [erased] in unidentified writing on recto; 'Obach & Co , July. 03' written by Freer on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1930102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.