Proofs for labels for the Duchess of Devonshire's sauces
Print
1986 (printed)
1986 (printed)
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These labels were designed for products to be sold at the Duchess of Devonshire's country house, Chatsworth in Derbyshire
Object details
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| Title | Proofs for labels for the Duchess of Devonshire's sauces (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithography from wood engraving mounted on black paper |
| Brief description | Four proofs of labels for Duchess of Devonshire's sauces, colour offset lithographed from wood engravings by Edwina Ellis, designed by Ian Logan Design; British 1986 |
| Physical description | Four proofs of labels for Duchess of Devonshire's sauces in a red and black card presentation folder, protected by melinex flap. The labels are; Recurrent jelly with whole fruit, Cumberland sauce with port, Mayonnaise with fine herbs, and Apple mint jelly. Each features a colour illustration relating to the Devonshire estate; the house and a deer, a pig and part of the house, a bridge and man fishing, a horned sheep with the house in the background. Each has a decorative border on either side, featuring a fish, acorn, apple, leaves and berries and a blue shape resembling a river in abstract form. The labels are shaped in the basic form of a rectangle with 'cupola' shape top centre, and with a wing on either side in yellow to hold the text of the ingredients. |
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| Production type | Proof |
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| Credit line | Given by Ian Logan Design |
| Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. R.P. 94/1440 |
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| Summary | These labels were designed for products to be sold at the Duchess of Devonshire's country house, Chatsworth in Derbyshire |
| Bibliographic reference | A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995 |
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| Accession number | E.660-1994 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2008 |
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