182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1954.45 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Stanley Field |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Given by Stanley Field to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1954. |
| Additional acq. no: | RX 1117 |
| Paper size: | 213 x 335 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 174 x 303 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | old 'ledger' paper, which appears to have been cleaned |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light plate tone on the lower portion of plate. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | 'R419M' (the M superscript) at lower left recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.