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Mail Coach A.D. 1784

Poster
1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster forms part of a series commissioned by the GPO (General Post Office) to capture in images the story of message delivery throughout history. Others in the series are the mythological figure Pheidippides in 490 B.C., a king's messenger in 1482, and a modern Royal Mail postman on a motorcycle in 1935.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMail Coach A.D. 1784 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
GPO poster by JA (monogram for John Armstrong). UK. ca. 1935.
Physical description
Mail coach inscribed 'GR' on the side, pulled by a black and a white horse. Four figures riding in coach. Building in background. Printed in grey, black, white and sepia (reddish-brown).
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 63.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • MAIL COACH A.D. 1784
  • JA (artist's monogram, lower right corner)
  • [GPO logo] (PRD 58) (lower margin, right)
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
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This poster forms part of a series commissioned by the GPO (General Post Office) to capture in images the story of message delivery throughout history. Others in the series are the mythological figure Pheidippides in 490 B.C., a king's messenger in 1482, and a modern Royal Mail postman on a motorcycle in 1935.
Associated objects
Other number
LS.1919 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.750-2004

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2004
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