101Speke Hall: The AvenueUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.354 State: 7/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38980). Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 330 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 227 x 150 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; with an old latin inscription in brown ink on the verso |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Hunting horn |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone near the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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, 'imp.' |
| 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: | The butterfly signature is very 'loose' with an upright 'imp'. Okay? |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38980' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0960504 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.