Aeroshell Lubricating Oil The Aristocrat of Lubricants

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Artist/Maker	Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer) Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising Aeroshell lubricating oil. Signed and dated.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Transport Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Aeroshell Lubricating Oil The Aristocrat of Lubricants (trade title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Aeroshell Lubricating Oil The Aristocrat Of Lubricants'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1932.
Physical description	Colour lithograph poster advertising Aeroshell lubricating oil. Signed and dated.
Dimensions	Height: 76.2cm Width: 113.7cm 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	Signed and dated '1932'.
Credit line	Acquired from The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 1968
Subject depicted	Travel
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 1968
Other number	22/B6 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.160-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1037634/aeroshell-lubricating-oil-the-aristocrat-poster-kauffer-edward-mcknight/

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