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Underground Mark Lane for the Tower

Poster
1914 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Underground Mark Lane for the Tower'. Lithograph poster. Signed and dated 14.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUnderground Mark Lane for the Tower
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
'Underground Mark Lane for the Tower'. Lithograph poster. Designed by George Montague Ellwood. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. England. 1914.
Physical description
'Underground Mark Lane for the Tower'. Lithograph poster. Signed and dated 14.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100cm
  • Width: 60.4cm
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 and dated 14.)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Historical context
The London Underground station Mark Lane replaced the nearby Tower Of London station on the District/Circle lines ca.1884. In 1946, Mark Lane station was renamed Tower Hill and in the 1960s it was moved to the site of the old Tower Of London station.
Place depicted
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 Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Other number
12/A9 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.4292-1915

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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