The Cactus House Kew Gardens
Poster
1922 (issued)
1922 (issued)
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Colour lithograph poster advertising the Cactus House at Kew Gardens, London. A bold colour illustration showing two different types of cacti against a white ground, with a green linear border around the image and text lettered in orange below 'THE CACTUS HOUSE KEW GARDENS'.
Object details
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| Title | The Cactus House Kew Gardens |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'The Cactus House, Kew Gardens'. Colour lithograph poster with a bold, colour illustration showing two types of cacti, advertising the Cactus House at Kew Gardens, London. Designed by Frank Newbould and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1922. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster advertising the Cactus House at Kew Gardens, London. A bold colour illustration showing two different types of cacti against a white ground, with a green linear border around the image and text lettered in orange below 'THE CACTUS HOUSE KEW GARDENS'. |
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| Gallery label | The spiny, succulent cactus, associated with hotter and dryer climates than most of Europe experiences, were fashionable plants in the 1920s and 30s, and provided inspiration for the decoration on a wide range of artefacts. A splendid array could be seen at Kew where the hothouse promoted here was supplemented by a new one in 1929.(circa 2000-2019) |
| Credit line | Presented by Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. |
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| Associated object | E.405-1924 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | 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 |
| Other number | 28/C11 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.3605-1922 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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