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Print

1907 (made)
Artist/Maker
Page & Pratt (printer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

A paper wrapper of bag for George E. Thomas, King's Arms, Epsom.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Labels & Packaging
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph of a wood engraving and letterpress
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Paper wrapper or bag for George E. Thomas, King's Arms, Epsom, printed by Page & Pratt Ltd., offset lithograph of a wood engraving and letterpress, Great Britain, 1907
Physical description
A paper wrapper of bag for George E. Thomas, King's Arms, Epsom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.3cm
  • Width: 37.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered 'Page & Pratt (1907), Ltd., Printed, 5 Ludgate Circus Buildings, E.C.'
Gallery label
ANONYMOUS
Paper wrapper or bag for George E. Thomas, King's Arms, Epsom
Printed by Page & Pratt (1907) Ltd., London
Offset lithograph of a wood engraving and letterpress
E.724-1994

Coats of arms were standing stock blocks. Stereotype casts were
issued in printers' specimen books from the 1790s onwards and
after the 1830s electrotypes were used. Even in the early specimen
books, coats of arms were offered in a range of different sizes and
styles. Some coats of arms were fine examples of a wood engraver's
skill and often the animals were full of character and vigour. They
were a popular device in advertising to suggest royal approval.
Object history
Exhibitions: A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, October 1994 - March 1995
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.724-1994

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
Record URL
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