ca. 1920 (made)
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A sheet of designs for regimental and other badges.
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Materials and techniques | photolithograph |
Brief description | One of three sheets of designs for regimental and other badges, MacDonald Gill, Great Britain, ca. 1920 |
Physical description | A sheet of designs for regimental and other badges. |
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Credit line | Given by the Imperial War Graves Commission |
Object history | These designs are for badges intended to be engraved on headstones in military ceremonies after World War I. MacDonald Gill was commissioned to produce them by the Imperial War Graves Commission, and also designed the typeface used on military graves and war memorials. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
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Accession number | E.52-1929 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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