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Chestnut Time

Poster
ca.1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by)
Newbould (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Body colour design for a poster, showing a white blossom and two green leaves of a chestnut tree against a pale ground. The words 'CHESTNUT TIME' are lettered below the image.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
poster
TitleChestnut Time (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Body colour painting
Body Colour
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Original design, in body colour by Frank Newbould for a poster entitled 'Chestnut Time', that was issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. Great Britain, ca.1926.
Physical description
Body colour design for a poster, showing a white blossom and two green leaves of a chestnut tree against a pale ground. The words 'CHESTNUT TIME' are lettered below the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 64.8cm
  • Width: 40cm
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
Signed.
Production
Designed for the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Autumn
Chestnut
Blossom
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
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1926
Other numbers
  • 28/E1 - V&A microfiche
  • C.10104 - Object no.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.847-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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