Tea Drives Away the Droops Says Mr T. Pott
Poster
1936 (designed), 1936 (issued)
1936 (designed), 1936 (issued)
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Poster designed for an unidentified client. A primarily yellow, blue and red design, incorporating a black and white photograph of the singer Gracie Fields drinking a cup of tea and a blue and white graphic of an anthropomorphised teapot holding a top hat. Signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer 36'.
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Title | Tea Drives Away the Droops Says Mr T. Pott |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph and offset |
Brief description | 'Tea Drives Away the Droops Says Mr T. Pott'. Colour offset lithograph poster with a yellow, blue and red design, incorporating a photograph of the singer Gracie Fields. Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer for an unidentified client, Great Britain, 1936. |
Physical description | Poster designed for an unidentified client. A primarily yellow, blue and red design, incorporating a black and white photograph of the singer Gracie Fields drinking a cup of tea and a blue and white graphic of an anthropomorphised teapot holding a top hat. Signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer 36'. |
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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 | 22/F1 - V&A microfiche |
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Accession number | E.516-1980 |
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Record created | April 3, 2008 |
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