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Time to change to Winter Shell

Poster
1938 (designed), 1938 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (artist)
Lombers, Eric (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of a stamped letter, with the text 'Time to change to Winter Shell' on it, held by a fingerless-gloved hand. The glove appears as if it is a photograph that has been superimposed over the graphic representation of the hand. Signed and dated 'Eckersley-Lombers 38.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleTime to change to Winter Shell (popular title)
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph print
Lithograph
Brief description
'Time to change to Winter Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of a stamped letter held by a fingerless-gloved hand. Designed by Tom Eckersley (OBE) and Eric Lombers. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1938.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of a stamped letter, with the text 'Time to change to Winter Shell' on it, held by a fingerless-gloved hand. The glove appears as if it is a photograph that has been superimposed over the graphic representation of the hand. Signed and dated 'Eckersley-Lombers 38.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 114.2cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
  • Eckersley-Lombers 38 (Signed and dated.)
  • 519 (Numbered)
Object history
One of a seeries of lorry bills issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd, 1938.
Subjects depicted
Gloves
Envelopes
Bibliographic references
  • Wood, Ghislaine, ed. Surreal Things. Surrealism and Design London : V&A Publications, 2007. 362 p. : col. Ill. ISBN: 978 1 85177 500 2 (HBK) 978 1 85177 501 9 (PBK)
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.286-1971

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Record createdSeptember 20, 2007
Record URL
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