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Description: | Unmounted s. in plate with butterfly; u.r. CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) Spitalfields and Houndsditch, in the East End of London, were the heart of the used clothing district in Whistler?s lifetime. The picturesque image of the many rags and lengths of cloth hung up for sale drew Whistler in, and he explored the subject in a variety of different media. This etching was intended for the projected 'Little London Set'. The words "Entrance to the Exhibition, Clother Exchange" are inscribed in the composition of this etching. The 'Clothes Exchange' was just south of the junction of Shoreditch High Street and Commercial Road, London. (See also GLAHA 46904).
Birnie Philip Gift, 1935, not lendable. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | STREETSCAPE : MARKET : CLOTHES EXCHANGE : DOG : BABY : LITTLE LONDON SET : SHOREDITCH : CANCELLED PLATE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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