101Speke Hall: The AvenueNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 2/14 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 224 x 150 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 347 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'DE ERVEN D BLAUW' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots |
| Print note: | scratching and vertical burnishing visible; strong burr on figure and background, a light area at the door and in front of it. |
| 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: | 'Whistler - ' and butterfly in pencil below platemark |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1875/1876 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S . P. AVERY COLLECTION' stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'with Mrs Leyland' in Avery's hand on recto; '86 Trial' top right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0960205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.