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Aeroshell Lubricating Oil The Aristocrat of Lubricants

Poster
1932 (issued), 1932 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising Aeroshell lubricating oil. Signed and dated.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleAeroshell Lubricating Oil The Aristocrat of Lubricants (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Aeroshell Lubricating Oil The Aristocrat Of Lubricants'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1932.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising Aeroshell lubricating oil. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 113.7cm
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 and dated '1932'.
Credit line
Acquired from The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 1968
Subject depicted
Travel
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 1968
Other number
22/B6 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.160-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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