Saving through the ages
Poster
ca.1958 (made), ca.1939-45 (made)
ca.1958 (made), ca.1939-45 (made)
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'Saving through the ages', colour screen print poster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank. Probably a proof. This is printed on the verso of an earlier colour lithograph poster (E.528a-1987), which has been cut to suit the size of this design: 'National Savings Strengthen Every Fighting Front', part of poster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour screen print |
| Brief description | 'Saving through the ages'. Colour screen print poster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank, probably a proof. Printed on the back of an earlier colour lithograph poster. Both designed by Eric George Fraser, Great Britain, ca.1939-ca.1958. |
| Physical description | 'Saving through the ages', colour screen print poster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank. Probably a proof. This is printed on the verso of an earlier colour lithograph poster (E.528a-1987), which has been cut to suit the size of this design: 'National Savings Strengthen Every Fighting Front', part of poster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'eric fraser' (Signed) |
| Object history | E.528a-1987 ('National Savings Strengthen Every Fighting Front') is part of poster advertising the Post Office Savings Bank that was issued during the Second World War. Whereas the design of E.528-1987 ('Saving through the ages') was issued ca.1958. |
| Production | E.518-1987 is a rough sketch for the design of this poster. |
| Associated object | E.518-1987 (Design) |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 |
| Other number | 13/F8 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.528-1987 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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