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Bottle Of Guinness 1966

Poster
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Penn, Stanley (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Colour offset lithograph poster advertising the drink Guinness. The design replicates a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, with 'BATTLE OF HASTINGS 1066 lettered, as if embroidered, across the top and 'BOTTLE OF GUINNESS 1966' across the bottom.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Drinking
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleBottle Of Guinness 1966
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'Bottle Of Guinness 1966'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising the drink Guinness, the design replicating a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. Designed by Stanley Penn, Great Britain, 1966.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster advertising the drink Guinness. The design replicates a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, with 'BATTLE OF HASTINGS 1066 lettered, as if embroidered, across the top and 'BOTTLE OF GUINNESS 1966' across the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.3cm
  • Width: 83.7cm
Measurements taken from: 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
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BATTLE OF HASTINGS 1066' (Lettered, as if embroidered, across the top of the design.)
  • 'BOTTLE OF GUINNESS 1966' (Lettered, as if embroidered, across the bottom of the design.)
Object history
This poster was probably intended for use on London Underground trains.
Subjects depicted
Bayeux Tapestry
Horses
Battle of Hastings
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
30/C6 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.551-1985

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O540467/bottle-of-guinness-1966-poster-penn-stanley/
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