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In Ambrosiana

Poster
1992 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A poster depicting an illustrated teacup and saucer, predominantly white, with a blue and pink patterned boarder and a pink, white and blue handle. The teacup appears to be filled with a dark liquid that has spilled, slightly, onto the saucer.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleIn Ambrosiana (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print
Brief description
Poster by Seymour Chwast 'In Ambrosiana', advertising the XV Biennale of Graphic Design, Czechoslovakia, colour screen print, 1992
Physical description
A poster depicting an illustrated teacup and saucer, predominantly white, with a blue and pink patterned boarder and a pink, white and blue handle. The teacup appears to be filled with a dark liquid that has spilled, slightly, onto the saucer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.5cm
  • Width: 84.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with the name of the printers
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997
Collection
Accession number
E.190-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
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