Marco-Polo-Tee

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Artist/Maker	Hohlwein, Ludwig (artist)
Place of origin	Germany (printed)

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.

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Categories	Prints Drinking Posters SCRAN
Object type	Poster
Title	Marco-Polo-Tee (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph on paper Printing Ink Printing
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.
Dimensions	Height: 1091mm Width: 755mm
Credit line	Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke
Subjects depicted	Advertisements Tea Teacups Figures Men
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	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.361-1921

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Record created	March 3, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75710/marco-polo-tee-poster-hohlwein-ludwig/

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