182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaFitzwilliam Museum, CambridgeAccession no: P.2092-R State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK |
| Provenance: | Given by Sir Henry F. H. B. Thompson to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, December 1920. |
| Paper size: | 245 x 353 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 173 x 301 mm |
| Note on size: | slightly uneven edges at left and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | slightly darkened outside image |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom edge |
| Print note: | slight burr on the pst at right; thin in sky, otherwise clear print. |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1750z03 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.