182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 97.042.031 State: 3/3 |
Collection credit: | Gift of Paul Ehrenfest. |
Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
Provenance: | Gift of Paul Ehrenfest to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
Paper size: | 293 x 315 mm |
Plate mark size: | 176 x 302 mm |
Note on size: | no visible platemark, this is the edge of the image, flattened |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | light tan |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
Note on the paper: | possibly Asian |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | tone overall - tan |
Note on foul biting: | a few dots |
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 / 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: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1750237 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.