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The Race Into Space

Print
ca. 1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A picture card depicting, on one side, a colour illustration of the Apollo Luna Module on the surface of the Moon. On the other side is a description of the spacecraft.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Race Into Space (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour half-tone and letterpress
Brief description
Picture card, 1 from a complete set of 50, entitled 'The Race Into Space' issued individually in packs of Brooke Bond Tea, with artwork by David Lawson and descriptions by Kenneth Gatland and Michael Wilson, illustrating the Apollo Lunar Module, colour half-tone and letterpress, Great Britain, ca. 1984
Physical description
A picture card depicting, on one side, a colour illustration of the Apollo Luna Module on the surface of the Moon. On the other side is a description of the spacecraft.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.8cm
  • Width: 3.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Object history
This card is part of a set of cards that were issued individually in packs of Brooke Bond Tea.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Other number
No. 35 - Series number
Collection
Accession number
E.166-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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