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Proof of a press advertisement for Britannia Building Soceity

Print
1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood engraved proof of an illustration used in a press advertisement for Britannia Building Society featuring Britannia Lighthouse.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleProof of a press advertisement for Britannia Building Soceity (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving in ink on paper
Brief description
Wood engraved proof of an illustration used in a press advertisement for Britannia Building Society, wood engraving by Clare Hemstock; British, 1991.
Physical description
Wood engraved proof of an illustration used in a press advertisement for Britannia Building Society featuring Britannia Lighthouse.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 22.5cm
  • Sheet width: 19.9cm
  • Image height: 10.6cm
  • Image width: 7.8cm
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
  • Clare Hemstock 1991 (Signed and dated in pencil bottom right)
  • Britannia Lighthouse (Inscribed in pencil below image)
Gallery label
Clare HEMSTOCK (born 1959) Proof of a press advertisement for Britannia Building Society. 1991 Wood engraving E.677-1994
Object history
Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. R.P. No. 94/1447
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995
Collection
Accession number
E.652-1994

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Record createdDecember 18, 2008
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