Parity Begins at Home
Poster
1974 (printed)
1974 (printed)
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This witty design refers to the austere proverb Charity begins at home as well as to the famous image of a cook in an Edwardian poster advertising Edwards' Desiccated Soup (of which there is also an impression in the Museum's collection: inv. no. E.44-1973). Pen Dalton's design was a reminder in Britain in the early 1970s that egalitarian views should be maintained at home as well as in the workplace.
Object details
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| Title | Parity Begins at Home (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster by Penelope Dalton, 'Parity Begins at Home', colour screenprint, Great Britain, 1974 |
| Physical description | Portrait format poster printed in red yellow and black. Satirical interpretation of an Edwardian poster for Edwards' Desiccated Soups. Image of standing woman in white apron offering a plate of food to man seated by table on which there is a pile of books. He holds a book in one hand and points to a place on the table, for the woman to put the food, with the other. A banner with the caption floats out from a staff which the woman holds in the crook of her free arm. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Artist |
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| Summary | This witty design refers to the austere proverb Charity begins at home as well as to the famous image of a cook in an Edwardian poster advertising Edwards' Desiccated Soup (of which there is also an impression in the Museum's collection: inv. no. E.44-1973). Pen Dalton's design was a reminder in Britain in the early 1970s that egalitarian views should be maintained at home as well as in the workplace. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1578-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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