Britain's Structure & Scenery

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Artist/Maker	Collins Books (publisher) Rosemary Ellis (designer) Clifford Ellis (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (designed and made)

Seascape featuring Yesnaby Sea-stack, Orkney, Scotland, with grassy coastline to left and seagulls between the coastline and stack.

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Categories	Prints Books Landscapes Scotland
Object type	Book jacket
Title	Britain's Structure & Scenery (published title)
Materials and techniques	Colour Lithograph Paper Printing Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	Book jacket for Britain's Structure & Scenery (Dudley L Stamp) designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, published by Collins; British, 1945.
Physical description	Seascape featuring Yesnaby Sea-stack, Orkney, Scotland, with grassy coastline to left and seagulls between the coastline and stack.
Dimensions	Height: 21.7cm Width: 18.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	COLLINS (Lower left of spine) C & R E '45 (Printed artists' signature lower right) 4 (Top left of spine) BRITAIN's / Structure & Scenery / L. DUDLEY STAMP (In band on front cover) Britain's / Structure / & / Scenery / L. / DUDLEY / STAMP (In band on spine) C & R E '45 (Signed and dated, printed)
Credit line	Given by the publishers, 1948.
Place depicted	Orkney
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	C.16518B

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Record created	August 28, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1271158/britains-structure--scenery-book-jacket-rosemary-ellis/

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