Even if you have got a carpet...don't be above dreaming up an idea or two!

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Artist/Maker	H. M. Stationery Office (Publisher) Donbro (Printers) Ltd. (printer) Mount, Reginald (designer) Evans, Eileen (designer) Central Office of Information (commissioned by)
Place of origin	London (printed and published)

This poster was one of several produced for the Civil Service Department and was designed to encourage staff to share their suggestions for working more effectively and efficiently. This poster is aimed specifically at more senior staff.

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Categories	Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Even if you have got a carpet...don't be above dreaming up an idea or two! (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph
Brief description	(Edward) Reginald Mount(1906-1979) and Eileen Margaret Evans (b.1921) Even If You Have Got a Carpet... Don't be Above Dreaming Up an Idea or Two, 1975 Central Office of Information Poster for Civil Service Department for a Staff Suggestions Scheme
Physical description	A man seated at a desk on green area which has been drawn as if it is lifting at the corner like a carpet.
Dimensions	Height: 38.2cm Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	Prepared for Civil Service Department by Central Office of Information. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Donbro (Printers) Ltd., London
Credit line	Given by Eileen Evans
Subjects depicted	Idea Man Desk Carpet
Summary	This poster was one of several produced for the Civil Service Department and was designed to encourage staff to share their suggestions for working more effectively and efficiently. This poster is aimed specifically at more senior staff.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.550-1998

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Record created	March 5, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198393/even-if-you-have-got-poster-mount-reginald/

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