101Speke Hall: The AvenueBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.1646 State: 11/14 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 65768). Theodore de Witt collection. Given by Seward Prosser to Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; Boston Public Library, MA, Christmas 1924. |
| Paper size: | 315 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 149 mm |
| Note on size: | broad margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight tone overall, perhaps slightly darker in the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | strong impression with burr; slight slippage in printing at the top?; some burr in figure |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (faint) and butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1870. / 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: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65768' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W86i' , 'G 96', 'M 95', 'viii', '92' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0960810 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.