182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: M23407 State: 3/3 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York; bequeathed to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, October 1913. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 365 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 172 x 298 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edges at bottom and right |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' (post 1800) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Reasonable impression. |
| 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: | 'FK' oval stamp (F. Keppel, L.1023) on recto; MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 76049' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '151' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.