101Speke Hall: The AvenueHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46768 State: 7/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (stock no. c 5698). Tallent sale, Sotheby & Co., 12 December 1960 (Lot 109); acquired by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. for £52; purchased by the University of Glasgow from, May 1967, for £80. |
| Paper size: | 332 x 212/218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 150 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | from old book (sew holes on right and deckle at left and bottom edges) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown/black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | Minor and only occasional foul biting, on robe? |
| Print note: | Fine granular pattern in lower part of robe; ink abrasion along laid lines. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1870.' ('t' not crossed, 'l' crossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Speke Hall.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly in pencil; below platemark, lower right) |
| 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: | Butterfly of 1879 or 1881. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.31350 / C5698 [crossed out]' on recto at bottom right; erased '214' (?); '5698' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso in ink, undeciphered five line inscription in Latin |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0960502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.