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Gentleman's Relish

Poster
01/10/1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the publication Gentleman's Relish by Ronnie [Ronald] Barker, captioned 'The follow up to Sauce, every bit as tasty'. Featuring a colour photographic portrait of Ronnie Barker and a colour illustration of a woman walking between two men in Edwardian dress. White background with colour images and text in black, red and blue. Designed and printed by publishing company Hodder & Stroughton in England.

Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGentleman's Relish (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising the publication Gentleman's Relish by Ronnie Barker, white background, colour images and black, blue and red text, 1979.
Physical description
Poster advertising the publication Gentleman's Relish by Ronnie Barker. White background with illustrated colour image of two men and a woman dressed in Edwardian clothes. Also shows acolour photographic portrait of Ronnie Barker. Text is in black, red and blue. Printed 1 Oct 1979
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 50.6cm (approx.)
  • Whole width: 38.2cm (approx.)
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'GENTLEMAN'S RELISH / THE FOLLOW UP TO SAUCE / EVERY BIT AS TASTY / by RONNIE BARKER / Hodder & Stoughton'
Credit line
Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE.
Object history
This poster was designed and printed by Hodder & Stoughton to advertise the publication Gentleman's Relishby Ronnie Barker, published in 1979. It came to the V&A as part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).
Summary
Poster advertising the publication Gentleman's Relish by Ronnie [Ronald] Barker, captioned 'The follow up to Sauce, every bit as tasty'. Featuring a colour photographic portrait of Ronnie Barker and a colour illustration of a woman walking between two men in Edwardian dress. White background with colour images and text in black, red and blue. Designed and printed by publishing company Hodder & Stroughton in England.

Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).
Bibliographic reference
'Barker, R. Gentleman's Relish. London, 1979'
Other number
THM/407/12
Collection
Accession number
S.121-2012

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Record createdFebruary 20, 2012
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