Top Rank Motor Inns
Drawing
1962-1966 (designed)
1962-1966 (designed)
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This is the cover of a portfolio of designs for Top Rank motor inns by the architect, Thomas Calloway. It is inscribed 'Top Rank' and 'Motor Inns' in capitals in black ink. The cover was used to contain a number of presentation drawings of interiors of Top Rank motor inns to show to clients.
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Title | Top Rank Motor Inns (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Printing ink on cardboard |
Brief description | Cover of a portfolio of designs for Top Rank Motor Inns by Thomas Calloway |
Physical description | Cover of a portfolio of designs inscribed with the words 'TOP RANK' in black ink and 'MOTOR INNS' in white ink, both sets of words are in printed capitals. The cover is rectangular and in brown cardboard and has a taped spine in cream tape. |
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Credit line | Given by Stephen Calloway |
Object history | This portfolio containg drawings was given to the Victoria and Albert Museum by Stephen Calloway, son of the architect, Thomas Calloway, and also Curator in the Word & Image Department in the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
Production | Stephen Calloway, son of the architect, stated that 'all the drawings by my father date from 1962-66. They are mostly to the earlier end of those four years.' |
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Summary | This is the cover of a portfolio of designs for Top Rank motor inns by the architect, Thomas Calloway. It is inscribed 'Top Rank' and 'Motor Inns' in capitals in black ink. The cover was used to contain a number of presentation drawings of interiors of Top Rank motor inns to show to clients. |
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Accession number | E.650-1999 |
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Record created | March 1, 2000 |
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