164Pickle Herring WharfNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8502 State: 6/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38305). Albert W. Scholle (d. 1910), New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10565 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | no |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive DEDB |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall |
| Note on foul biting: | Patches of foul biting, particularly near plate corners. |
| Print note: | NGA mat says IV/IV, but that is in error; it is V/VI. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly [in lower margin] |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | pentagon stamp (Albert W. Scholle, Lugt 2923a); LRJ (Lessing Julius Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38305' on verso lower left; 'S[?]2738' on verso lower centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '604' lower left on recto; 'W137' and 'X[?]' lower right on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1670505 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.