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The Idler

Poster
1898 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Forrest, Archibald Stevenson (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The Idler'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the July number of The Idler, published by J.M. Dent & Co., London. Signed and dated '98.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Idler
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Colour Lithography
Brief description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the July number of 'The Idler', published by J.M. Dent & Co., London. Designed by Archibald Stevenson Forrest. Great Britain. 1898.
Physical description
'The Idler'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the July number of The Idler, published by J.M. Dent & Co., London. Signed and dated '98.
Dimensions
  • Height: 77cm
  • Width: 53cm
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
Credit line
Given by Miss Evelyn Wilson
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
  • Malhotra, R. and Thon, C., eds. Das frühe Plakat in Europa und den USA: Ein Bestandskatalog, Band I, Grossbritannien; Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika. Berlin. 1973. p. 38.
Other number
13/A10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1366-1935

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O737206/the-idler-poster-forrest-archibald-stevenson/
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