Bridlington

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Artist/Maker	London and North Eastern Railway (issuer) Higgins, Reginald Edward (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Bridlington'. Colour lithograph poster showing a group of people dressed in show costumes, walking around a high coastal path with a view across the beach to the harbour. A woman, dressed in a smart black dress, is skipping with a red and blue balloon in her hand and three men are dressed as Pierrots, in black and white costumes with green bobbles, are holding a large white banner. Signed.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Transport Posters Theatre
Object type	Poster
Title	Bridlington
Materials and techniques	Colour lithography Printing Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Bridlington'. Colour lithograph poster showing a group of Pierrots. Designed by Reginald Edward Higgins. Issued by the London and North Eastern Railway. Great Britain. ca.1926.
Physical description	'Bridlington'. Colour lithograph poster showing a group of people dressed in show costumes, walking around a high coastal path with a view across the beach to the harbour. A woman, dressed in a smart black dress, is skipping with a red and blue balloon in her hand and three men are dressed as Pierrots, in black and white costumes with green bobbles, are holding a large white banner. Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 100.7cm Width: 125.7cm 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.
Credit line	Given by the London and North Eastern Railway Co., Ltd.
Subjects depicted	People Clowns Balloons Banner
Place depicted	Bridlington
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 and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Other number	19/C9 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1017-1926

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O762196/bridlington-poster-higgins-reginald-edward/

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