Seamen Prefer Shell

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Artist/Maker	Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer) Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (printer) Hillier, Tristram Paul (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Seamen Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. The design shows instruments used for naval navigational laid on a wooden table, with a background view out to sea, featuring a lighthouse and a steam ship. Signed.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Seamen Prefer Shell
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Printing Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Seamen Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Design by Tristram Paul Hillier. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Ltd.. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1934.
Physical description	'Seamen Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. The design shows instruments used for naval navigational laid on a wooden table, with a background view out to sea, featuring a lighthouse and a steam ship. Signed.
Dimensions	Approx height: 74.5cm Approx width: 110cm 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	'YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL / SEAMEN PREFER SHELL' (Text of design.)
Subjects depicted	Lighthouse Sea Steamship Compass Navigation Instruments
Associated object	E.406-1935 (Duplicate)
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 1971
Other number	19/F6 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.400-1971

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1035665/seamen-prefer-shell-poster-hillier-tristram-paul/

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