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Summer Shell. May to October

Poster
1939 (designed), 1939 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell, signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer 39' and numbered '537'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleSummer Shell. May to October (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Summer Shell. May to October'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and issued by Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1939.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell, signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer 39' and numbered '537'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 114.3cm
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 39' (Signed and dated)
  • '537' (Numbered)
Credit line
Acquired from The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 1968
Associated objects
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
23/B5 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.159-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1037645/summer-shell-may-to-october-poster-kauffer-edward-mcknight/
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