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The Effects of Over-Cooking And Keeping Hot

Poster
ca. 1943 (issued)
Artist/Maker
HM Government (issuer)
Lewitt-Him (design studio)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

A colour lithograph advisory poster stating the 'The Effects of Over-Cooking And Keeping Hot'. Signed.


Object details

Categories
Eating
Prints
Health
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Effects of Over-Cooking And Keeping Hot
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The Effects of Over-Cooking And Keeping Hot'. Colour lithograph advisory poster. designed by the Lewitt-Him Studio and issued by the British Government, circa 1943.
Physical description
A colour lithograph advisory poster stating the 'The Effects of Over-Cooking And Keeping Hot'. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.3cm
  • Width: 43.8cm
Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Subjects depicted
Safety
Cooking
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1965
Other numbers
  • 25/C5 - V&A microfiche
  • C.17656 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.630-1965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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