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The Giant, Cerne Abbas

Poster
1931 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Dobson, Frank (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The Giant, Cerne Abbas'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Giant, Cerne Abbas
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph print
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The Giant, Cerne Abbas'. Colour lithograph poster. Designed by Frank Dobson. Issued by Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1931.
Physical description
'The Giant, Cerne Abbas'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 638mm
  • Image width: 1108mm
  • Sheet height: 762mm
  • Sheet width: 1144mm
75.9 x 114.9 cm: 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
Marks and inscriptions
(Signed.)
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
11/A2 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.397-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1035694/the-giant-cerne-abbas-poster-dobson-frank/
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