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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Accession no: 83/6
State: 3/3

Collection credit:Gift of Inco Limited, 1984.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Gift of Inco Limited to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1984.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:173 x 302 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale overall tone, darker near the plate edges  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:  

 

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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1750204  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.