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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.0994
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:220 x 347 mm  
Plate mark size:172 x 299 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique'  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, more at bottom corners  
Note on foul biting:some dots and grain  
Print note:burr effect on pole, barge and shadows  

 

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 ['S' back to front; 'T' looks like 'P'] / PIT'; 'KEWS' - 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:'ORB-x43867x' recto; 'p2329-' recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1750252  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.