Marco-Polo-Tee
Poster
1910 (printed)
1910 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is a poster advertising a brand of tea. Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) began his career in 1906 in Munich, working for a number of different printers. His realistic depiction of figures and animals remained popular for the next 40 years in both Germany and America. He worked on his own, but had an enormous output. By 1924 he had produced more than 3,000 posters for a wide range of clients.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Marco-Polo-Tee (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster by Ludwig Hohlwein advertising a tea company, Marco-Polo-Tee. Germany, 1910. |
| Physical description | Poster depicting a man in profile, wearing a blue changshan or similar robe, holding two tea cups on a tray. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This is a poster advertising a brand of tea. Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) began his career in 1906 in Munich, working for a number of different printers. His realistic depiction of figures and animals remained popular for the next 40 years in both Germany and America. He worked on his own, but had an enormous output. By 1924 he had produced more than 3,000 posters for a wide range of clients. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.361-1921 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2003 |
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