Outposts Of Britain. A Postman In Northern Scotland

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Artist/Maker	General Post Office (issuer) Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

Colour offset lithograph poster, signed 'E McKnight Kauffer, Hon D.I.' and numbered 'PRD 165'.

Object details

Categories	Prints Posters Scotland
Object type	Poster
Title	Outposts Of Britain. A Postman In Northern Scotland (trade title)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	'Outposts Of Britain. A Postman In Northern Scotland'. Colour offset lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the General Post Office, Great Britain, 1937.
Physical description	Colour offset lithograph poster, signed 'E McKnight Kauffer, Hon D.I.' and numbered 'PRD 165'.
Dimensions	Height: 50.7cm Width: 63.4cm 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, Hon D.I.' (Signed) 'PRD 165' (Numbered)
Credit line	Acquired from Adrian Tilbrook in 1971.
Associated objects	CIRC.310-1971 (Series) CIRC.311-1971 (Series) CIRC.312-1971 (Series) E.519-1980 (Series) E.518-1980 (Series) E.517-1980 (Series)
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/F7 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.309-1971

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036184/outposts-of-britain-a-postman-poster-kauffer-edward-mcknight/

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