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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 60.598.27
State: 3/3

Collection credit:Julia S. Manges, in memory of her husband Dr. Morris Manges, 1960  
Image credit:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Julia S. Manges, in memory of her husband Dr Morris Manges, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1960.  

 

Paper size:207 x 330 mm  
Plate mark size:177 x 304 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
Note on the paper:'laid' Asian paper  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Pale grey even tone  
Note on foul biting:Scattered tiny dots  
Print note:A good impression.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly (very pale)  
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:K1750240  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.