Come In to Play
Poster
1937 (issued)
1937 (issued)
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Colour lithograph poster promoting the use of season tickets. The design shows a painted suburban scene (the same as in CIRC.308-1975) viewed in rainy weather, with a green season train ticket linking it to a black and white image of the Shaftesbury Monument Memorial Fountain in Picadilly Circus within a circle. The text 'COME IN TO PLAY' is lettered above the image. Signed 'Paul Nash'.
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Title | Come In to Play |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | 'Come In to Play'. Colour lithograph poster promoting the use of season tickets. Designed by Paul Nash and issued by the London Passenger Transport Board, 1937. |
Physical description | Colour lithograph poster promoting the use of season tickets. The design shows a painted suburban scene (the same as in CIRC.308-1975) viewed in rainy weather, with a green season train ticket linking it to a black and white image of the Shaftesbury Monument Memorial Fountain in Picadilly Circus within a circle. The text 'COME IN TO PLAY' is lettered above the image. Signed 'Paul Nash'. |
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Credit line | The Paul Nash Trust |
Object history | This poster was issued to promote the use of season tickets, particularly for daily commuting from the suburbs into the City. |
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Other number | 28/B2 - V&A microfiche |
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Accession number | CIRC.308A-1975 |
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Record created | June 29, 2011 |
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