221The Two DoorwaysColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.484 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 22474). C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 28 February 2003; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 003.2003 |
| Paper size: | 203 x 291 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 203 x 291 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | moderately thick 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | fragment: bottom of coat of arms w/fleur-de-lis |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone, accentuated at plate edges ('border' effect) |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 41-52 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 22474' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1930613 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
