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Art in the Twentieth Century

Print
11/05/1993 (made), 11/05/1993 (issued), 1991-1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A decorative Royal Mail First Day Cover envelope, printed with a colour image of the title 'Art in the 20th Century'. The envelope has four postage stamps stuck on reproducing works, or details of works, by Edward Bawden 'Kew Gardens', Henry Moore 'Family Group', Stanley Spencer 'St. Francis and the Birds', and ben Nicholson 'Still Life, Odyssey I'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArt in the Twentieth Century (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour half-tone printing, letterpress and colour photogravure
Brief description
Royal Mail First Day Cover decorative envelope designed by Ashted Dastor, half-tone printing, photogravure, letterpress, Great Britain, 1991-1992 designed, 1993 issued
Physical description
A decorative Royal Mail First Day Cover envelope, printed with a colour image of the title 'Art in the 20th Century'. The envelope has four postage stamps stuck on reproducing works, or details of works, by Edward Bawden 'Kew Gardens', Henry Moore 'Family Group', Stanley Spencer 'St. Francis and the Birds', and ben Nicholson 'Still Life, Odyssey I'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Width: 21.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped and dated with the handstamp First Day of Issue 11 May 1993. Lettered with the designer's address on a label.
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection
Accession number
E.106-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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