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Inspiration

Record Sleeve
1920s (issued)
Artist/Maker
Columbia Records (issuer)
Partridge, Bernard J. (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)
London (published)

12" record bag with a lithograph design printed in blue.

Object details

Categories
Labels & Packaging
Music
Object type
Record Sleeve
TitleInspiration
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in blue
Lithography
Brief description
'Inspiration', a 12" in-house record bag with a lithograph design printed in blue. From the original picture by Bernard Partridge. Issued by Columbia Gramaphone Company Ltd., London, 1920s.
Physical description
12" record bag with a lithograph design printed in blue.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 12in
  • Approx width: 12in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered on the front with title and 'from the Original Picture by Bernard Partridge R.I.'.
  • Lettered on the back with captions to portraits of famous conductors or performers.
Subjects depicted
Conductors
Performers
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1785-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190734/inspiration-record-sleeve-partridge-bernard-j/
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