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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

Private collection
Accession no: -

Collection credit:The estate of Pauline K. Palmer  
Image credit:Photo The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Pauline K. Palmer (Mrs Potter Palmer II) (1882-1956); Arthur MacDougall Wood (d. 2007); private collection.  

 

Paper size:220 x 362 mm  
Plate mark size:176 x 304 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:  
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:  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1750z28  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.