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Official For Winter. Single Shell Lubricating Oil.

Poster
1936 (designed), 1936 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster, signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer. '36' and numbered '463'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOfficial For Winter. Single Shell Lubricating Oil. (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Official For Winter. Single Shell Lubricating Oil'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1936.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster, signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer. '36' and numbered '463'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 114.2cm
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
  • 'E. McKnight Kauffer. '36' (Signed and dated)
  • '463' (Numbered)
Subject depicted
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
22/E11 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.321-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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