Address your letters correctly
Poster
October 1944 - November 1944 (made)
October 1944 - November 1944 (made)
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World War II poster encouraging the public to address letters correctly and clearly. The image is of a stamped and franked envelope, upon which are the words 'Address', with a rectangular red outline around it, and 'your letters correctly'. To the left of the envelope is a red arrow with the number '1' on it. The envelope casts a shadow, upon which are the words, '- and clearly and completely', and to the left is a red arrow with the number '2' on it. The background is in shades of blue and grey, and suggests an empty landscape, and to the right of the image is a red GPO post box, smaller in scale, as if in the distance, and also casting a black shadow. The stamp is worth 2 and a half old pence, and the monarch depicted is george VI (in profile and silhouette). The artist has signed himself 'Eckersley .44' along the edge of the envelope's shadow.
Note: At some point the poster has been folded vertically along the centre, and the left side of the poster is imprinted with a 'ghost' of the image from the right-hand side.
Note: At some point the poster has been folded vertically along the centre, and the left side of the poster is imprinted with a 'ghost' of the image from the right-hand side.
Object details
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Title | Address your letters correctly (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | 'Address your letters correctly', World War II poster for the GPO, designed by Tom Eckersley for the HMSO, United Kingdom (London), 1944 |
Physical description | World War II poster encouraging the public to address letters correctly and clearly. The image is of a stamped and franked envelope, upon which are the words 'Address', with a rectangular red outline around it, and 'your letters correctly'. To the left of the envelope is a red arrow with the number '1' on it. The envelope casts a shadow, upon which are the words, '- and clearly and completely', and to the left is a red arrow with the number '2' on it. The background is in shades of blue and grey, and suggests an empty landscape, and to the right of the image is a red GPO post box, smaller in scale, as if in the distance, and also casting a black shadow. The stamp is worth 2 and a half old pence, and the monarch depicted is george VI (in profile and silhouette). The artist has signed himself 'Eckersley .44' along the edge of the envelope's shadow. Note: At some point the poster has been folded vertically along the centre, and the left side of the poster is imprinted with a 'ghost' of the image from the right-hand side. |
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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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Other number | LS.1995 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.1006-2004 |
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Record created | April 27, 2006 |
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