Crowland Bridge
Print
ca. 1952 (made)
ca. 1952 (made)
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This menu card was made for a voyage on board the P&O cruise liner "Strathmore" in 1952. Illustrated menus such as this were printed in advance on land with the inside (menu part) left blank, to be printed on board ship. Passengers often kept them as souvenirs. The menus reflect the luxury of cruise liner travel during its heyday. "Strathmore" was built in 1935 for P&O. She was kept until 1963, when the newly merged P&O-Orient Line replaced its pre-war fleet.
This illustration after a watercolour by F.W. Baldwin is of Crowland Bridge, a famous landmark in Lincolnshire. Baldwin lived in Walberswick on the Suffolk coast and his watercolour paintings often featured nearby local landmarks.
This illustration after a watercolour by F.W. Baldwin is of Crowland Bridge, a famous landmark in Lincolnshire. Baldwin lived in Walberswick on the Suffolk coast and his watercolour paintings often featured nearby local landmarks.
Object details
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| Title | Crowland Bridge (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | On-board fancy dress dinner menu card for the P&O line S.S. Strathmore, 'Crowland Bridge', Monday 14 July 1952; after F. W. Baldwin. |
| Physical description | Printed dinner menu for the P & O line S.S. 'Strathmore', dated Monday, 14th July, 1952. The card is folded once vertically. On the front is a colour printed image, in mainly beiges and greys, taken from or based on a watercolour drawing of Crowland Bridge in Crowland, Lincolnshire, signed F.W. Baldwin. On the inside the menu is printed on the left in a sans serif font, in blue type, except for 'P. & O.' in the top centre (across the fold), which is in red, and the words 'Fancy Dress' at the top in a gothic font in blue. Opposite in two italic fonts (one sans serif capitals, the other serif) are the wine suggestions also in blue. On the back is a description of Crowland Bridge, printed in dark grey ink in a sans serif font. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | F. W. Baldwin (printed signature bottom left of image.) |
| Credit line | Given by Pamela Griffiths |
| Object history | Gift of Mrs. Pamela Griffiths, whose late husband collected them while a passenger on board. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This menu card was made for a voyage on board the P&O cruise liner "Strathmore" in 1952. Illustrated menus such as this were printed in advance on land with the inside (menu part) left blank, to be printed on board ship. Passengers often kept them as souvenirs. The menus reflect the luxury of cruise liner travel during its heyday. "Strathmore" was built in 1935 for P&O. She was kept until 1963, when the newly merged P&O-Orient Line replaced its pre-war fleet. This illustration after a watercolour by F.W. Baldwin is of Crowland Bridge, a famous landmark in Lincolnshire. Baldwin lived in Walberswick on the Suffolk coast and his watercolour paintings often featured nearby local landmarks. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.346-2005 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2007 |
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