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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Accession no: 1969.2.3

Collection credit:Gift of C. Shepherd Lee, 1969.  
Image credit:Gift of C. Shepherd Lee, 1969.  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. 'a 43006'). Gift of C. Shepherd Lee to Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1969.  

 

Paper size:191 x 321 mm  
Plate mark size:175 x 305 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine colle on wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:over sky  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:  
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:'a 43006' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'4718' on recto  

 

Source of information:museum records  
ID:K1750z36  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.