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Ne laissez pas vos manches déboutonnées

Poster
1935 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Oliv. (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)
Nantes (printed)

Sleeve caught on spinning machinery.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleNe laissez pas vos manches déboutonnées
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph in red, orange and khaki
Paper
Ink
Brief description
Poster promoting safety in the workplace. France, 1935.
Physical description
Sleeve caught on spinning machinery.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59.3cm
  • Width: 39cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ne laissez pas/ vos manches/ déboutonnées'
    Translation
    Don't leave your sleeves unbuttoned
  • 'Imp. Armoricaine - Nantes' (printers)
  • 'Oliv. 35' (artist's signature)
  • 'No 137/ Association des Industriels de France/ contre les accidents du travail, 14 rue de Londres, Paris IXe'
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
Subjects depicted
Safety
Sleeves
Buttons
Machinery
Place depicted
France
Other number
LS.1693 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1842-2004

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Record createdAugust 3, 2005
Record URL
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