101Speke Hall: The AvenueNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 11/14 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 336 x 200-211 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edges left and bottom (widest at the bottom), probably from a book, at left edge |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | yes, not clear |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few smudges, dots and flecks, particuarly at the bottom right corner |
| Print note: | some burr on the figure, delicate detail in door |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (faint) and butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1870. / Speke Hall.' (faint) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| 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: | large pencil butterfly of 1878/1879 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S . P. AVERY COLLECTION' stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '86 /2' (2 underscored); 'Speke Hall' at lower centre recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0960z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.