The Empire Typewriter, the leading writing machine of the World

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Artist/Maker	Faure, Lucien (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'The Empire Typewriter, the leading writing machine of the World'. Colour lithograph poster showing a woman wearing a high-collared, yellow and gold dress, viewed in profile, using a typewriter that is set on a small desk. Signed and dated 97.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	The Empire Typewriter, the leading writing machine of the World
Materials and techniques	Colour lithography Colour Lithography
Brief description	'The Empire Typewriter'. Colour lithograph poster showing a woman wearing a high-collared, yellow and gold dress, using a typewriter. Designed by Lucien Faure. Great Britain. 1897.
Physical description	'The Empire Typewriter, the leading writing machine of the World'. Colour lithograph poster showing a woman wearing a high-collared, yellow and gold dress, viewed in profile, using a typewriter that is set on a small desk. Signed and dated 97.
Dimensions	Height: 149.8cm Width: 96.5cm Dimensions 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	LUCIEN FAURE. 97 (Along the side of the desk in the image.) Price £12-12-0 / 77 Queen Victoria Street, / LONDON. E.C. (Text of design.) (THE AVENÚE PRESS) Cocksedge & Harverson. 33. Paternoster Row, E.C. (Bottom-left corner edge of sheet.)
Subjects depicted	Woman Typewriter
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 Moor, Liz. The Rise Of Brands. Berg Publishers. 2007. pp.22, ill. ISBN 1845203836, 9781845203832 Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1962
Other number	12/E3 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.586-1962

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1101923/the-empire-typewriter-the-leading-poster-faure-lucien/

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