Llanthony Abbey, Monmouthshire

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Artist/Maker	Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issued by) Waterlow & Sons (printers) Constanduros, Denis (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (printed and published)

Denis Constanduros (1910–1978) produced six poster designs for Shell in the 1930s. Llanthony Priory is situated far up the narrow Honddu valley in the Black Mountains. It was once an Augustinan Priory. A house was built in part of the ruins in the late eighteenth century. The house was formerly owned by the poet, Walter Savage Landor, and is now a hotel. The ruins of the priory survive.

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Category	Posters
Object type	Poster
Titles	Llanthony Abbey, Monmouthshire (assigned by artist) To Visit Britain's Landmarks You Can Be Sure of Shell (series title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Ink Paper Lithography
Brief description	"To Visit Britain's Landmarks You Can Be Sure of Shell. Llanthony Abbey, Monmouthshire" by Denis Constanduros, Great Britain, 1937
Dimensions	Height: 76cm Width: 114cm
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
Summary	Denis Constanduros (1910–1978) produced six poster designs for Shell in the 1930s. Llanthony Priory is situated far up the narrow Honddu valley in the Black Mountains. It was once an Augustinan Priory. A house was built in part of the ruins in the late eighteenth century. The house was formerly owned by the poet, Walter Savage Landor, and is now a hotel. The ruins of the priory survive.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1000-2004

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1024030/llanthony-abbey-monmouthshire-poster-constanduros-denis/

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