Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Print

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Wordpress Dev

Name/Title

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Entry/Object ID

1995.3.2

Tags

Needs dimensions

Description

A depiction of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, probably intended to present the home as it might have looked in Shakespeare's time. Two female figures appear to be talking at the gate. Laundry hanging on a line is visible in the far left of the image, behind the house.

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Subject

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Subject Place

City

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Region

England

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Continent

Europe

Collection

Wesley Adams Immigration

Cataloged By

Carl Patterson

Acquisition

Accession

1995.3

Source or Donor

Pearl Adams

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of my father, a Native of England and a great fan of Shakespeare

Made/Created

Artist

Wilfrid Ball

Date made

Jun 15, 1896

Place

City

London

Region

England

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower left corner

Transcription

Wilfrid Ball 96

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Center, bottom

Transcription

In cursive below the image, "London Published June 15, 1896 by W. R. Deighton 4 & 30 Grand Hotel Buildings Trafalgar Square"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

engravings (prints)

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Historic buildings, Architecture, Famous people, Etchings

Accessories

Accessory

Frame, Glass

Notes

The print is likely in its original thin, wooden frame with the original glass.

Location

Location

Cabinet

W. Adams Display 1

Room

North Gallery

Building

Museum Main

Date

March 13, 2020

Location

Container

B-13

Room

Basement

Building

Museum Main

Category

Storage

Date

April 17, 1995

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

May 14, 1995

Examined By

Carl Patterson

Parts

The wood of the frame is dry and in need of conditioning

Notes

Appears to be in excellent condition. No foxing, staining, etc.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wesley Adams

Notes

Wesley Adams was the original owner of this print, having purchased it soon after his arrival in Oakland. He designed his home in Oakland to be modeled after the Anne Hathaway Cottage.

Person or Organization

William Shakespeare

Notes

Shakespeare lived here after his marriage to Anne Hathaway.

Exhibition

Wesley Adams: From England to Oakland!

Interpretative Labels

Label

Wesley Adams was a BIG fan of Shakespeare. He loved to read Shakespeare and peppered his conversations with quotes from Shakespearean plays. He purchased this print in 1898 by mail-order to decorate his first Oakland home, and subsequently began designing his new home to resemble the Anne Hathaway Cottage.

Created By

Daniel Rael

Create Date

October 3, 2018

Updated By

Daniel Rael

Update Date

July 19, 2023