182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaBrooklyn MuseumAccession no: 62.110.1 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Dr and Mrs Frank L. Babbott, Jr.; given in 1962 to the Brooklyn Museum |
| Paper size: | 247 x 341 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 303 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven, torn at the top |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | darkened within mat |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | very light even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at edge |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (very 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | illegible inscription at bottom. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750z27 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.