182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaMcManus Art Galleries and Museum, DundeeAccession no: 272-1987-317 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © McManus Galleries & Museum |
| Provenance: | James Guthrie Orchar (1825-1898), Dundee; Trustees of the Orchar Gallery, Dundee; Orchar Collection, McManus Art Galleries and Museum, Dundee. |
| Paper size: | over 225 x 343 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 178 x 303 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | No |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | overall slightly uneven tone, quite dark |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks and texture |
| Print note: | some bubbling, warm black ink, no ink at upper left corner |
| 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: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | No |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | n/a |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1885/1886 |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750z02 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.