182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaYale Center for British ArtAccession no: B1984.12.13 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald and Willi Holden. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Yale Center for British Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 64475). Given by Donald and Willi Holden to the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1984. |
| Paper size: | 248 x 379 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 301 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | soft flecking and spots |
| Print note: | good impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| 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: | 'a 64475' and 'c. 99KK' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'H031' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1750z15 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.