1992 (made)
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Artist Jonathan Mercer (born 1958) designed the artwork for this Beefeater menu, commissioned by Nicola Lloyd of Crabtree Hall. The restaurant wanted to change its style of menu from a standard photographic design to an illustrated menu which conveyed the notion of good traditional English food but in a colourful and lively way. The menu was designed so that the cover and special menu could be changed each season. Mercer therefore provided a series of wood engravings wittily illustrating the names of the dishes. For examples of the Beefeater menu see E.757-1994 to E.760-1994.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving, offset lithograph of wood engraving, and pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Artwork for a Beefeater restaurant menu, wood engraving and offset lithography of a wood engraving, designed by Jonathan Mercer, British, 1992 |
| Physical description | Artwork for a Beefeater restaurant menu with label on cover lettered with artist's name. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with the artist's name 'Commissioned by Nicola Lloyd of Crabtree Hall'. (In ballpoint pen) |
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| Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. |
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| Summary | Artist Jonathan Mercer (born 1958) designed the artwork for this Beefeater menu, commissioned by Nicola Lloyd of Crabtree Hall. The restaurant wanted to change its style of menu from a standard photographic design to an illustrated menu which conveyed the notion of good traditional English food but in a colourful and lively way. The menu was designed so that the cover and special menu could be changed each season. Mercer therefore provided a series of wood engravings wittily illustrating the names of the dishes. For examples of the Beefeater menu see E.757-1994 to E.760-1994. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.752-1994 |
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| Record created | November 25, 2008 |
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