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Water Relief Tablets

Print
1990 (made), July 1990 (published)
Artist/Maker
Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury (commissioned by)
Guardian (published by)
Mercer, Jonathan (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

This advertisement for herbal remedies, designed by artist Jonathan Mercer (born 1958), was conceived around the theme of a gothic story evoked by the sinister illustrations and copy based on local folklore. For other exampes, see E.753-1994 to E.755-1994; a proof for E.755-1994 can be seen at E.756-1994.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Images Online
Illustration
Health
Folk Art
Object type
Print
TitleWater Relief Tablets (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour relief block of a wood engraving, on newsprint
Ink
Paper
Relief Printing
Brief description
Press advertisement for Heath & Heather herbal remedies, Water Relief Tablets, published in the Guardian, July 1990, colour relief block printing on newsprint from wood engraving designed by Jonathan Mercer, British, 1990
Physical description
Press advertisement for Heath & Heather herbal remedies, published in the Guardian, July 1990. For other exampes, see E.753-1994 to E.755-1994; a proof for E.755-1994 can be seen at E.756-1994.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Width: 17.7cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Object history
Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995.
Subject depicted
Chemists (Pharmacists)
Summary
This advertisement for herbal remedies, designed by artist Jonathan Mercer (born 1958), was conceived around the theme of a gothic story evoked by the sinister illustrations and copy based on local folklore. For other exampes, see E.753-1994 to E.755-1994; a proof for E.755-1994 can be seen at E.756-1994.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.754-1994

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Record createdNovember 25, 2008
Record URL
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