Nocturne may date from the mid-late 1870s, as do most of Whistler's nocturnes, but the sole reference to it is when it was exhibited at the International Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1886 (cat. no. 1399). 1

Nocturne: Black and Gold – The Fire Wheel, Tate Britain

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, Detroit Institute of Arts

It is possible that it was either Nocturne: Black and Gold - The Fire Wheel [YMSM 169] or Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket [YMSM 170].