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East Coast Resorts by L.N.E.R. Excursions

Poster
ca. 1925 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway. The poster depicts a woman, wearing a red bathing costume and cap, lying on her back in the water and splashing with her legs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEast Coast Resorts by L.N.E.R. Excursions
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
'East Coast Resorts by L.N.E.R. Excursions', poster advertising the London and North East Railway, Tom Purvis, ca. 1925
Physical description
Poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway. The poster depicts a woman, wearing a red bathing costume and cap, lying on her back in the water and splashing with her legs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.2cm
  • Width: 124.6cm
  • Sheet height: 1260mm
  • Sheet width: 1007mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Marks and inscriptions
Tom Purvis (signed)
Credit line
Given by the London and North Eastern Railway Co., Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.745-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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