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The King's Messenger A.D. 1482

Poster
1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster forms part of a series commissioned by the GPO (General Post Office) to capture in images the story of message delivery throughout history. Others in the series are mythological figure Pheidippides in 490 B.C., a mail coach from 1784, and a modern Royal Mail postman on a motorcycle in 1935.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe King's Messenger A.D. 1482 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
GPO poster by JA (monogram for John Armstrong). UK. ca. 1935.
Physical description
King's messenger leading a horse by the bridle up a small hill. Small castle to the right. Printed in grey, black, white and sepia (reddish-brown).
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.7cm
  • Width: 63.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • The King's Messenger A.D.1482
  • JA (artist's monogram, lower right corner)
  • [GPO logo] (PRD 57) (lower margin, right)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Place depicted
Summary
This poster forms part of a series commissioned by the GPO (General Post Office) to capture in images the story of message delivery throughout history. Others in the series are mythological figure Pheidippides in 490 B.C., a mail coach from 1784, and a modern Royal Mail postman on a motorcycle in 1935.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Poster Progress. Tom Purvis (introduction). F.A. Mercer & W. Gaunt (editors). London: Blackmore Press/ The Studio, Ltd. 1939.
Other number
LS.1918 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.749-2004

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2004
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