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Emergency! Box of Cards

Print
2001-2008 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular strip of card folded and pasted into a rectangular band, printed on the outside in nine colours. On the front: a red exclamation mark on a yellow background. On the back: thumbnail illustrations of the eight cards inside the pack printed in eight colours and product information reversed-out in cream on a yellow background. On the top: barcode. On the bottom: lettered in capitals Emergency! Box of Cards reversed-out in cream on yellow background.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEmergency! Box of Cards (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography on card
Brief description
Slip band for Emergency Box of Cards by Bob's Your Uncle, American, 2001-2008.
Physical description
Rectangular strip of card folded and pasted into a rectangular band, printed on the outside in nine colours. On the front: a red exclamation mark on a yellow background. On the back: thumbnail illustrations of the eight cards inside the pack printed in eight colours and product information reversed-out in cream on a yellow background. On the top: barcode. On the bottom: lettered in capitals Emergency! Box of Cards reversed-out in cream on yellow background.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.5cm (maximum (slightly bowed))
  • Width: 5.1cm
  • Depth: 2.5cm
Credit line
Given by V&A Enterprises
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.9:3-2010

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Record createdJuly 25, 2012
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