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Persil whites by Mrs Lautrec

Poster
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour offset lithograph poster depicting the costume of a can-can girl in the style of Toulouse-Lautrec, hanging on a washing line. The white bloomers kick up in the wind, dancing of their own accord. A small cafe table with a bottle and one glass sits in the bottom left hand corner. Illustrator: Malcolm Chandler.

Object details

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Object type
TitlePersil whites by Mrs Lautrec (generic title)
Brief description
Persil whites by Mrs Lautrec. Advertising poster for Lever Brothers washing powder produced by the J. Walter Thompson agency (JWT). Britain, 1992.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster depicting the costume of a can-can girl in the style of Toulouse-Lautrec, hanging on a washing line. The white bloomers kick up in the wind, dancing of their own accord. A small cafe table with a bottle and one glass sits in the bottom left hand corner. Illustrator: Malcolm Chandler.
Credit line
Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2007
Association
Collection
Accession number
E.2752-2007

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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