Foul Play
Poster
ca.1906-1910 (made)
ca.1906-1910 (made)
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This poster was published by the Tariff Reform League, an organisation formed to campaign for tariffs on foreign imports as a means of protecting English manufacturing. It shows a boxing ring with two combatants; one shackled and kneeling, the other standing victorious. This symbolises English manufacturing hampered and defeated by cheap imports from Germany and America. Two figures representing America (in Uncle Sam costume) and Germany stand to the right of the ring, and John Bull stands to the left.
Object details
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Title | Foul Play (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
Brief description | Black and white British political poster entitled 'Foul Play'. London, ca. 1906-1910. |
Physical description | Black and white lithographic poster depicting two boxers fighting in a ring, one kneeling in defeat, symbolising English trade hampered by foreign imports. |
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Production type | Unlimited edition |
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Credit line | Given by Michael Diamond, in memory of his wife Bell |
Production | Printed and Published for the Tariff Reform League, 7 Victoria St, London, By Messrs Loud & Co., 57-59 Long Acre. |
Summary | This poster was published by the Tariff Reform League, an organisation formed to campaign for tariffs on foreign imports as a means of protecting English manufacturing. It shows a boxing ring with two combatants; one shackled and kneeling, the other standing victorious. This symbolises English manufacturing hampered and defeated by cheap imports from Germany and America. Two figures representing America (in Uncle Sam costume) and Germany stand to the right of the ring, and John Bull stands to the left. |
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Accession number | E.552-2015 |
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Record created | June 18, 2015 |
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