101Speke Hall: The AvenueWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 10617 State: 6/14 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38979). Purchased from Kennedy Galleries, New York, June 1987, $6,000. |
| Paper size: | 328 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light-medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. There are sew holes on the left from its original binding. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | hunting horn, with monogram 'WR' underneath |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light, fairly even print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is an area of foul biting near the signature and minor pitting elsewhere. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1870.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Speke Hall.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | On verso, at lower left corner, in brown ink: '[?] Hallat 448' ('A48' according to museum records). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38979' on verso, at lower left corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.96 IV Speke Hall (No. 1)' on recto, at lower left; 'NUMBER 25416', 'Stock Number: 122468.0001' on mount, printed sticker. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0960403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.