Mail Coach A.D. 1784
Poster
1936 (made)
1936 (made)
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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
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| Title | Mail 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). |
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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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| 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. |
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| Other number | LS.1919 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.750-2004 |
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| Record created | September 22, 2004 |
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