143The Two ShipsArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.5950 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Charles Deering Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | C. W. Dowdeswell, London (1832-1915), London. Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. Charles Deering (1852-1927), Chicago; given by his heirs to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 338 x 234 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 133 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | There appear to be some areas of drypoint shading. |
| 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: | 'HST' (Henry Studdy Theobald, Lugt 1376), C. W. Dowdeswell (Lugt 690) and 'CD' (Charles Deering, Lugt 516) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'R 14987' at lower left recto; 'No 3' just below platemark at lower left recto; 'W221 in black ink at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1480302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.