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First British St. Valentine's Day greetings telegram
Rex Whistler, born 1905 - died 1944 - Enlarge image
First British St. Valentine's Day greetings telegram
- Object:
Print
- Date:
1936 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Rex Whistler, born 1905 - died 1944 (designer)
General Post Office (publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Colour half-tone and letterpress on paper.
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr A. J. Branston
- Museum number:
E.3778-1983
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case GG, shelf 191
Physical description
St. Valentine's Day greetings telegram, issued by the GPO 14 February 1936. Colour half-tone and letterpress, designed by Rex Whistler. A rectangular frame surmounted by a cartouche decorated with pendant garlands held up by winged cherubs at either side, against a backround of a starry sky.
Date
1936 (printed)
Artist/maker
Rex Whistler, born 1905 - died 1944 (designer)
General Post Office (publisher)
Materials and Techniques
Colour half-tone and letterpress on paper.
Dimensions
Height: 16.1 cm, Width: 21.1 cm
Object history note
For a note of the complete gift of greetings telegrams 1935-1982, see Calkin-James, Margaret, E.3774-3828-1983.
Historical significance: The first British St. Valentine's Day greetings telegram, issued by the GPO 14 February 1936.
Descriptive line
G.P.O greetings telegram designed by Rex Whistler, Valentine's Day, 1936
Materials
Paper; Printing ink
Techniques
Letterpress printing; Relief half-tone
Subjects depicted
Valentines; Telegrams
Categories
Prints
Collection code
PDP
