101Speke Hall: The AvenueArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1930 State: 11/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | C. W. Dowdeswell, London (1832-1915), London. Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 5750 |
| Paper size: | 318 x 200 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: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | C & I Honig |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | The foul biting is more pronounced than in early states. |
| Print note: |
| 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: | Signed with butterfly in plate, lower left, in image and 'Whistler 1870. / Speke Hall.' in plate, lower right |
| Collector's mark: | 'C.B.' stamp (C. L. Buckingham, Lugt 497). C. W. Dowdeswell (v. Lugt 690) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Speke Hall' at upper centre verso and lower left verso (the latter erased) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0960802 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.