182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaBarber Institute of Fine Arts, BirminghamAccession no: 2003.02 State: 3/3 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased from Campbell Fine Art, March 2003, cat. 10, lot 421, for £1,950; presented to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, in memory of Edwina van Boolen. |
| Additional acq. no: | PR2C6B |
| Paper size: | 215 x 343 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light/medium weight, simile-japanese paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light, fairly even print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor overall pitting. |
| Print note: | There is retroussage evident in the foreground boat. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (later, faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP ['S' back to front; 'T' looks like 'P'] / PIT'; 'KEWS' - on buildings |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750z25 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.