Drawing
November 29 1878 (made)
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Drawing of the elevation of a house and cross section of the ground floor. The exterior of the house has frieze, with classical figures, on the left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Design showing a cross section and elevation of house, 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, 1878. |
| Physical description | Drawing of the elevation of a house and cross section of the ground floor. The exterior of the house has frieze, with classical figures, on the left. |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.544-1963 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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