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A Cook's Ticket will take you Anywhere you Wish

Poster
1905 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Travellers on a magic carpet carried by a genie with views of Egypt and Pompei.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA Cook's Ticket will take you Anywhere you Wish (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph.
Brief description
Alex Sutton; 'A Cook's Ticket Like the Magic Carpet'; Britain; 1905
Physical description
Travellers on a magic carpet carried by a genie with views of Egypt and Pompei.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.5cm
  • Width: 63cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • London, Brighton & South Coast Railway / Via NEWHAVEN and DIEPPE (Text printed in black, top centre.)
  • A COOK'S TICKET (Main text. Top centre above image.)
  • WILL TAKE YOU / ANYWHERE YOU WISH (Main text. White with black outline. Below main image.)
  • LIKE "THE MAGIC CARPET" (Text in black, centre right.)
  • DESIGNED & PRINTED ALEX. K. SUTTON. 4 LUDGATE CIRCUS. E.C. (Small text in black, bottom left.)
  • P. 846/1905 (Printed in black, bottom left.)
  • COPYRIGHT REGISTERED. (Small text in black, bottom right.)
Credit line
Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.2700-2007

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Record createdAugust 5, 2009
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