182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaFitzwilliam Museum, CambridgeAccession no: P.81-1959 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Guy John Fenton Knowles (1879-1959) to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, May 1959. |
| Paper size: | 311 x 445 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight, 'antique' possibly Dutch |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | '1814/2' (Stratis 325) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even tone |
| Note on foul biting: | at the bottom |
| Print note: | Impression in warm black ink with burr- it appears brown on that paper. |
| 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: | 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Proof' and 'a mon ami P. G. Hamerton. J. Mc Neill Whistler - / "Old Chelsea"' on recto, possibly by Whistler, or possibly copied from Whistler |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1750212 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.