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For the best rest - Take advantage of the Volga on your holiday

Poster
ca. 1920-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: Poster advertising the Volga River Government Steamship Company, with a list of company ticket and information offices in 10 different towns. Signed with the artist's monogram MI or MM and lettered in Cyrillic with details of publication: Mosgublit [Moscow Government Literature] No 17916, Print Run 9,000, 3rd typolithograph of "Transprint" I.K.P.S. Moscow

Poster advertising the Volga River Government Steamship Company, with a list of company ticket and information offices in 10 different towns. Signed with the artist's monogram MI or MM and lettered in Cyrillic with details of publication: Mosgublit [Moscow Government Literature] No 17916, Print Run 9,000, 3rd typolithograph of "Transprint" I.K.P.S. Moscow.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFor the best rest - Take advantage of the Volga on your holiday
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
Travel poster with the message 'For the best rest - Take advantage of the Volga on your holiday'. Russia, ca. 1920s.
Physical description
General Description: Poster advertising the Volga River Government Steamship Company, with a list of company ticket and information offices in 10 different towns. Signed with the artist's monogram MI or MM and lettered in Cyrillic with details of publication: Mosgublit [Moscow Government Literature] No 17916, Print Run 9,000, 3rd typolithograph of "Transprint" I.K.P.S. Moscow

Poster advertising the Volga River Government Steamship Company, with a list of company ticket and information offices in 10 different towns. Signed with the artist's monogram MI or MM and lettered in Cyrillic with details of publication: Mosgublit [Moscow Government Literature] No 17916, Print Run 9,000, 3rd typolithograph of "Transprint" I.K.P.S. Moscow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.1cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
25.1 x 35.6 cm
Production
Posters: USSR. Signed with the artist's monogram MI or MM
Collection
Accession number
E.390-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
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