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Artist/Maker	Games, Abram (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (printed)

'Jewish Museum', museum poster featuring the silhouette of a Jewish wedding ring, printed in gold, against a black and gold geometric background. The text, in the upper left corner, printed in white, reads 'Jewish Museum Historic and Ritual Treasures'. Practical information is printed in the centre of the ring.

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Categories	Prints Judaism Religion Entertainment & Leisure Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Jewish Museum (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Paper Ink Lithography
Brief description	'Jewish Museum, Historical and Ritual Treasures', museum poster designed by Abram Games, 1980s
Physical description	'Jewish Museum', museum poster featuring the silhouette of a Jewish wedding ring, printed in gold, against a black and gold geometric background. The text, in the upper left corner, printed in white, reads 'Jewish Museum Historic and Ritual Treasures'. Practical information is printed in the centre of the ring.
Dimensions	Height: 42cm Width: 30cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Jewish / Museum / Historic and Ritual Treasures' (Upper left corner of the poster, white letters) 'Tues-Thurs (& Fri during Summer) 10-4.00 / Sun (& Fri during Winter) 10-12.45 / Group visits Tel 01-388 4525 or 387 3081 / Closed Mon Sat Public & Jewish Holidays / Woburn House Tavistock Square / London WC1H 0EP' (Incorporated into design, within the ring, white letters) 'GLC / funded' (Lower left corner) 'A. GAMES' (Artist's name, gold, lower right corner)
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	Religion Judaism Rings Scripts (Writing) Geometric Patterns
Other number	LS.2067 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1631-2004

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Record created	July 14, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126068/jewish-museum-poster-games-abram/

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