182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaBoston Public LibraryAccession no: ? State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Lee M. Friedman Estate bequest [?] to Boston Public Library, MA., 27 October 1958. |
| Paper size: | 226 x 346 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 176 x 303 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark yellowy cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | reasonable impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' - 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: | 'BPL' (Merrill Bequest) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.175'; 'Lee H. Friedman Estate 10-27-58' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750234 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.