Elliott Alice Boots
Poster
ca.1966 (printed)
ca.1966 (printed)
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'Elliott Alice Boots'. A monochrome lithographic poster advertising ladies boots manufactured by T. Elliott & Sons. The design incorporating an illustration of a young woman, in a white dress and holding flowers, into a pastiche of designs after Aubrey Beardsley.
Object details
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| Title | Elliott Alice Boots (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | 'Elliott Alice Boots'. A monochrome lithographic poster advertising ladies boots manufactured by T. Elliott & Sons. The design incorporates an illustration of a young woman in a white dress into a pastiche of designs after Aubrey Beardsley. Designed by Paul Christodoulou, ca.1966. |
| Physical description | 'Elliott Alice Boots'. A monochrome lithographic poster advertising ladies boots manufactured by T. Elliott & Sons. The design incorporating an illustration of a young woman, in a white dress and holding flowers, into a pastiche of designs after Aubrey Beardsley. |
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| Object history | The design contains elements from Beardsley's illustrations to 'The Wonderful History of Vergilius the the Sorcerer', 'Salome' including 'The Stomach Dance', 'The Woman in the Moon', 'Enter Herodias', 'The Eyes of Herod', 'The Toilette', and the title-page; 'Lysistrata haranguing the Athenian Women', 'Messalina returning from the Bath', 'Neophyte, and... the Black Art', 'The Kiss of Judas', 'Sganarelle and the Beggar'; The Pall Mall Magazine, cover designs for 'The Yellow Book', Vols I and IV and a self portrait. |
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| Literary reference | <i>Salomé</i> by Oscar Wilde |
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| Other number | 8/E6 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.12-1967 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2009 |
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