221The Two DoorwaysYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1966.23.1 State: 5/13 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38311). The G. Allen Smith Collection, aquired by the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1966. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly browned, heavy-weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | soft, quite dark tone atthe bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | lots of texture |
| Print note: |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38311' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '158' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1930z09 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.