Encourage Tidiness
Poster
ca. 1950 (made)
ca. 1950 (made)
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Black and white illustration with green and orange colouring depicting a comic strip-style vignette: a young child leaves his pull-toy (a polar bear on wheels) on the staircase causing the maid to trip. Tea service shown flying through the air. Orange circle dominates the background design.
Object details
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| Title | Encourage Tidiness (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | National "Safety First" Association poster encouraging tidiness. UK, circa 1950. |
| Physical description | Black and white illustration with green and orange colouring depicting a comic strip-style vignette: a young child leaves his pull-toy (a polar bear on wheels) on the staircase causing the maid to trip. Tea service shown flying through the air. Orange circle dominates the background design. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Other number | LS.1903 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.743-2004 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2004 |
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