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Great Western to Cornwall

Poster
1932 (designed), 1932 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster advertising the Great Western Railway.The design shows the interior of a beach hut, including a barrel, an anchor and rope. An open door shows the beach outside, with a ship in port and a lighthouse visible in the distance. Signed 'E McKnight Kauffer '32'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGreat Western to Cornwall (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Great Western To Cornwall'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Great Western Railway, Great Britain, 1932.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the Great Western Railway.The design shows the interior of a beach hut, including a barrel, an anchor and rope. An open door shows the beach outside, with a ship in port and a lighthouse visible in the distance. Signed 'E McKnight Kauffer '32'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 98.74cm
  • Width: 60.96cm
From departmental notes.
Marks and inscriptions
'E Knight Kauffer '32' (Signed and dated.)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Other number
C.10859 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
E.479-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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