Take up the Sword of Justice
Poster
ca.1916 (issued)
ca.1916 (issued)
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Colour lithograph recruitment poster issued during the First World War. The design depicts the female personification of 'Justice' wearing a white dress with a red cape.
Object details
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| Title | Take up the Sword of Justice |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Take up the Sword of Justice'. Colour lithograph recruitment poster depicting the female personification of 'Justice'. Designed by John Bernard Partridge and issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee during the First World War, ca.1916. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph recruitment poster issued during the First World War. The design depicts the female personification of 'Justice' wearing a white dress with a red cape. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'TAKE UP THE / SWORD OF JUSTICE' (Lettered across the top of the design, above the image.) |
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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 |
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| Accession number | E.956-1916 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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