Charnaux

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Artist/Maker	Charnaux (commissioned by) Cockayne & Co., Ltd. (printer)
Place of origin	London (made)

This catalogue, commissioned between ca. 1933 and 1935 (for others see E.376-1994 to E.381-1994) reflects manufacturer Charnaux's policy of employing designers and artists of note such as Edward McKnight Kauffer and Man Ray, Hans Schleger and Frank Dobson - the latter was even commissioned to produce a display figure torso in 1933.

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Categories	Advertising Prints Fashion
Object type	Print
Title	Charnaux (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Letterpress and ? in ink on paper Ink Paper Photo-Lithography Letterpress Printing
Brief description	Charnaux invite; British, ca. 1930-1939.
Physical description	Charnaux invite to view latest range of corsets. One folded sheet. Printed in black and white on beige background with line drawings of the corsets (along with stylized woman models) inside and back cover. The front cover consists of lettering (in three styles and two colours) and two semi-circles, black at top and white at bottom.
Dimensions	Height: 23cm Width: 16.6cm
Style	Art Deco
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	You / ARE INVITED TO SEE .... / anchored charnaux (Lettering across front cover.) charnaux (Lettering on each page lower left.)
Object history	Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1994.
Subjects depicted	Corsets Models Bow Dressing Gowns
Summary	This catalogue, commissioned between ca. 1933 and 1935 (for others see E.376-1994 to E.381-1994) reflects manufacturer Charnaux's policy of employing designers and artists of note such as Edward McKnight Kauffer and Man Ray, Hans Schleger and Frank Dobson - the latter was even commissioned to produce a display figure torso in 1933.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.381-1994

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Record created	November 13, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O172408/charnaux-print-charnaux/

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