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Summer for Roses. See London's Gardens.

Design
1927 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by)
Batty, Dora M. (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Original watrercolour design for a poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.. The design shows a figure with short dark hair holding red and white roses to their face to smell them. The text of the design is lettered in red on a white ribbon behind. Signed and dated '1927'.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Transport
Designs
Posters
Object type
design
TitleSummer for Roses. See London's Gardens. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Original design for a poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. entitled 'Summer for Roses. See London's Gardens', watercolour design by Dora M. Batty, Great Britain, 1927.
Physical description
Original watrercolour design for a poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.. The design shows a figure with short dark hair holding red and white roses to their face to smell them. The text of the design is lettered in red on a white ribbon behind. Signed and dated '1927'.
Dimensions
  • Sight size height: 28.5cm
  • Width: 43.4cm
Dimensions 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
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated '1927'
Credit line
Given by the Superintendent of Advertisements, London Underground Electric Railways (UERL)
Subjects depicted
Roses (Flowers)
Figure
Place depicted
London
Associated objects
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 1928
Other number
3/B3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.454-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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