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The Colne River at Uxbridge by Tram

Poster Design
1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Original design for a poster encouraging use of trams. Signed and dated.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Transport
Drawings
Designs
Advertising
Object type
Poster Design
TitleThe Colne River at Uxbridge by Tram (generic title)
Materials and techniques
tempera
Tempera
Tempera
Brief description
'The Colne River at Uxbridge by Tram'. Original design by Edward McKnight Kauffer for a poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1924.
Physical description
Original design for a poster encouraging use of trams. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.9cm
  • Width: 50.6cm
Measurements 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
'E McKnight Kauffer - '24'

Note
Signed and dated.
Credit line
Presented by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Transport
Travel
Places depicted
Uxbridge
Associated object
E.672-1924 (Version)
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 & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Other number
21/E5 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.671-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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