The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London
Print
1936 (designed)
1936 (designed)
| Artist/Maker |
The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London. A calendar for 1936, issued by The Financial News, 20 Bishopsgate, London EC2. The design represents a map of the City in which the various markets of the Stock Exchange are humorously symbolised, surrounded by the allegorical figures of Mercury, Ceres, King Midas and Dame Fortune, with a numbered index contained in a rococo cartouche and a fanciful coat-of-arms, all within a classical border. Mounted on card with two eyelet-holes threaded with red cord. Signed and dated by the artist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset print and letterpress mounted on card |
| Brief description | Calendar for 1936 in the form of a map of the London Stock Exchange, designed by Rex Whistler and issued by The Financial News, London. Mounted on card and threaded with cord. |
| Physical description | The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London. A calendar for 1936, issued by The Financial News, 20 Bishopsgate, London EC2. The design represents a map of the City in which the various markets of the Stock Exchange are humorously symbolised, surrounded by the allegorical figures of Mercury, Ceres, King Midas and Dame Fortune, with a numbered index contained in a rococo cartouche and a fanciful coat-of-arms, all within a classical border. Mounted on card with two eyelet-holes threaded with red cord. Signed and dated by the artist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Rex Whistler 1936' (Signed and dated) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Hubert P. Vitti |
| Object history | The Financial News Map of the Stock Exchange, London. A calendar for 1936, issued by The Financial News, 20 Bishopsgate, London EC2. The design represents a map of the City in which the various markets of the Stock Exchange are humorously symbolised, surrounded by the allegorical figures of Mercury, Ceres, King Midas and Dame Fortune, with a numbered index contained in a rococo cartouche and a fanciful coat-of-arms, all within a classical border. Mounted on card with two eyelet-holes threaded with red cord. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Whistler, Laurence and Ronald Fuller. The work of Rex Whistler. London: Batsford, 1960. 122 p. illus. |
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| Accession number | E.997-1970 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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