You can be sure of Shell
Poster
1938 (made)
1938 (made)
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Colour lithograph poster depicting three people in evening dress, sitting in a theatre box surrounded by red curtains. Two gentlemen in white bow ties and dinner jackets sit on either side of a woman wearing a shoulderless red dress, beaded necklace, and headpiece in the shape of a red bird.
Object details
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| Title | You can be sure of Shell (series title) |
| Brief description | "Theatre -Goers use Shell". Shell Oil advertising poster by John Armstrong. UK, 1938. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster depicting three people in evening dress, sitting in a theatre box surrounded by red curtains. Two gentlemen in white bow ties and dinner jackets sit on either side of a woman wearing a shoulderless red dress, beaded necklace, and headpiece in the shape of a red bird. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Accession number | E.1647-2004 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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