Waltham Abbey by Tram
Poster
1922 (issued)
1922 (issued)
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Colour lithograph poster with an illustration of a monk, viewed in profile, sitting at a writing desk in a room with blue walls (possibly a scriptorium). He is facing to the left of the image, wearing black robes with the hood pulled up and with a halo depicted behind his head. There is a lantern suspended from the ceiling before him, a black jug on the floor by his chair and a white mouse by the base of his writing desk. 'WALTHAM ABBEY BY TRAM' lettered in black below the image.
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Title | Waltham Abbey by Tram |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | 'Waltham Abbey by Tram'. Colour lithograph poster with an illustration of a monk, viewed in profile, sitting at a writing desk in a room with blue walls. Designed by Charles Paine and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1922. |
Physical description | Colour lithograph poster with an illustration of a monk, viewed in profile, sitting at a writing desk in a room with blue walls (possibly a scriptorium). He is facing to the left of the image, wearing black robes with the hood pulled up and with a halo depicted behind his head. There is a lantern suspended from the ceiling before him, a black jug on the floor by his chair and a white mouse by the base of his writing desk. 'WALTHAM ABBEY BY TRAM' lettered in black below the image. |
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Credit line | Presented by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. |
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Bibliographic reference | 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 |
Other number | 29/D12 - V&A microfiche |
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Accession number | E.1092-1922 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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