- Place of origin:
Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1920 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Gill, MacDonald FRIBA, born 1884 - died 1947 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
photolithograph on paper
- Credit Line:
Presented by the Imperial War Graves Committee
- Museum number:
E.535-1925
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case 95, shelf D, box 83
Physical description
One of a series of designs for regimental and other badges to be engraved on headstones in military cemeteries after World War I.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/maker
Gill, MacDonald FRIBA, born 1884 - died 1947 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
photolithograph on paper
Dimensions
Height: 10 in approx, Width: 10 in approx
Object history note
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.
Descriptive line
1 of 38 designs for badges to be engraved on military headstones, designed by MacDonald Gill, photolithograph, ca. 1920
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Materials
Paper (fiber product)
Techniques
Photolithography
Subjects depicted
Badges
Categories
Prints; War; Military; Commemoration; Designs
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
