182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaBritish MuseumAccession no: 1973-09-15-28 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Whistler by W. C. Alexander; passed by family descent to his daughter, Rachel Alexander; sold by her executors with 19 other etchings for a total of £3165.0.0 to the British Museum, London, 1973 (Report of Gere, Keeper of the Print Room, 17 17 August 1973, Trustees Reports). |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50509 |
| Paper size: | 250 left/245 right x 383 top /391 bottom mm |
| Plate mark size: | 174 x 301 mm |
| Note on size: | slightly irregular |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned within old mount, 'antique' (pre 1800) laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | small dots and flecks |
| Print note: | clear impression, the butterfly and clouds faint; this is a later impression than 1750208 |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; - 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: | Crown over 'BM' stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 79404' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1750209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.