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Drawing

September 1877 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a house and studios showing a front elevation, scale 1/16 inch to 1 foot, with details of windows and a sketch of a turret


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, ink wash, pencil and water-colour
Brief description
Design showing the front elevation of a house and studios, one of 16 sheets of designs for 'The White House' and studios, Tite Street, Chelsea. Pen and ink, ink wash, pencil and water-colour drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1877.
Physical description
Design for a house and studios showing a front elevation, scale 1/16 inch to 1 foot, with details of windows and a sketch of a turret
DimensionsThe drawings in this series are described as being of various sizes
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Sep. 77.' (Dated)
  • (Inscribed with notes, measurements etc.)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
This drawing is a design for 'The White House' and studios, Tite Street, Chelsea, which was designed for the artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903).

The front elevations on the backs of E.552-1963 and E.544-1963 show the additional mouldings and decorative features not shown on E.540-1963.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.539-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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