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Lithographic Stone

c.1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithographic stone with the original design for 'Britain's call to Arms', a recruiting poster issued during the First World War. See the printed poster E.984-1916.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
original drawing on lithographic stone
Brief description
Lithographic stone with the design for the First World War poster 'Britain's Call to Arms' by Sir Frank Brangwyn; Great Britain; 1914-1916.
Physical description
Lithographic stone with the original design for 'Britain's call to Arms', a recruiting poster issued during the First World War. See the printed poster E.984-1916.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105cm
  • Width: 156cm
  • Depth: 8.5cm
  • Taken from catalogue (see notes) height: 104.1cm
  • Taken from catalogue (see notes) width: 154.9cm
  • Weight: 353kg
Second set of dimension staken 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
Credit line
Given by the artist, and by Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield, Lord Mayor of London
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.984-1916 (Depiction)
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
Collection
Accession number
E.863-1916

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Record createdJanuary 10, 2008
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