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Design for lettering

Typography
December 1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Designs for alphabet and lettering for the London Underground


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for lettering (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink
Brief description
Edward Johnston; designs for sans serif alphabet and lettering for the London Underground Railway, 1929
Physical description
Designs for alphabet and lettering for the London Underground
Dimensions
  • Height: 262mm
  • Width: 307mm
Credit line
Given by the London Passenger Transport Board
Object history
Object was re-numbered in February 2017, having previously been misnumbered as E.49-1936, this object was mistakenly displayed at Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft as E.49-1936.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Accession number
E.50-1936

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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