143The Two ShipsLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 148 State: 3/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1940 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 276 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 132 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | the paper is discoloured, almost to tan |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual |
| Note on foul biting: | at bottom right |
| Print note: | burr |
| 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: | 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: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J. Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a)on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '583433' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Two Colliers' bottom right in unknown hand; 'mmw' or 'mm 1/2' and 'c9' or 'cg' on recto; encircled '849' in red, mostly erased, at lower left on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1480203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.