182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaSanta Barbara Museum of ArtAccession 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.