Design for lettering
Typography
December 1929 (made)
December 1929 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Designs for alphabet and lettering for the London Underground
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design 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 |
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| 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 created | July 1, 2009 |
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