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Chelsea Wharf

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession 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.