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Walton-on-the-Naze but Shell on the Road

Print
ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (commissioned by)
Edward Bawden (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Featuring children plating ball with a dog on a beach, a pier, promenade, sailing boats and a tourist train.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Transport
Object type
Print
TitleWalton-on-the-Naze but Shell on the Road (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Printing Ink
Card
Lithography
Brief description
Press advertisement for Shell, designed by Edward Bawden, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Featuring children plating ball with a dog on a beach, a pier, promenade, sailing boats and a tourist train.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.8cm
  • Width: 18.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL
  • WALTON- / ON-THE-NAZE / BUT / SHELL ON THE ROAD
  • THE SHELL GUIDE TO CORNWALL / An entirely new type of Guide Book. / Price 2/6. Obtainable from all booksellers.
  • S183/1753 (Lower right corner)
  • E.B. (Signed by artist on plate)
Credit line
Given by Messrs. Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Beach
Dogs
Pier
Place depicted
Walton-on-the-Naze
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
C.11354B

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Record createdAugust 28, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1271167/walton-on-the-naze-but-print-edward-bawden/
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