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Britain's Structure & Scenery

Book Jacket
1945 (designed)
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.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Books
Landscapes
Scotland
Object type
Book jacket
TitleBritain'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

    Note
    Lower left of spine

  • C & R E '45

    Note
    Printed artists' signature lower right

  • 4

    Note
    Top left of spine

  • BRITAIN's / Structure & Scenery / L. DUDLEY STAMP

    Note
    In band on front cover

  • Britain's / Structure / & / Scenery / L. / DUDLEY / STAMP

    Note
    In band on spine

  • C & R E '45

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