97Chelsea WharfNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8455 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10517 |
| Paper size: | 171 x 222 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 92 x 190 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | beehive in escutcheon with flowers |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | inky plate mark at the lower corners; inky finger print at two sheet corners |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks, particularly at left |
| Print note: | a weak impression - lightly inked or lightly etched |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler / 1863 -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboards, 'CHELSEA WHARF', 'THOMAS WEEKS, CHELSEA WHARF, ROMAN CEMENT AND LIME', 'CHELSEA WHARF, CLOVER, HAY AND STRAW.' |
| 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: | 'Ao' (a rectangular A with the o under the cross-bar) in graphite on recto, not identified; 'LJR' stamp (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.3741' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W. 81. K.89² Chelsea Wharf' on recto by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0890207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.