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Graham Bell's Telephone 1876

Poster
ca.1946-50 (issued)
Artist/Maker
General Post Office (issuer)
Fraser, Eric George (FSIA) (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Graham Bell's Telephone 1876'. Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications (see also E.583-585-1981). Signed.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleGraham Bell's Telephone 1876
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Graham Bell's Telephone 1876'. Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications. Designed by Eric George Fraser. Great Britain. ca.1946-50.
Physical description
'Graham Bell's Telephone 1876'. Colour lithograph poster, one from a set issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications (see also E.583-585-1981). Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.7cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Dimensions 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
(Signed.)
Subjects depicted
Communication
Telephone
Association
Bell, Alexander Graham
Associated objects
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/E12 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.584-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O548993/graham-bells-telephone-1876-poster-fraser-eric-george/
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