182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaBritish MuseumAccession no: 1891-04-14-183 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1891. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50507 |
| Paper size: | 256 x 378 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | paper nearly broken outside platemark at top |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | some spots |
| Print note: | Printed with slight retroussage particularly in the foreground barge and post. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; - on buildings |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1750208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.