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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

McManus Art Galleries and Museum, Dundee
Accession no: 272-1987-317
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © McManus Galleries & Museum  
Provenance:James Guthrie Orchar (1825-1898), Dundee; Trustees of the Orchar Gallery, Dundee; Orchar Collection, McManus Art Galleries and Museum, Dundee.  

 

Paper size:over 225 x 343 mm  
Plate mark size:178 x 303 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:No  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall slightly uneven tone, quite dark  
Note on foul biting:flecks and texture  
Print note:some bubbling, warm black ink, no ink at upper left corner  

 

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:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:n/a  
Tab signed/inscribed:No  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):n/a  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1885/1886  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1750z02  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.