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M. J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera)

Advertising Sign
ca.1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Advertising sign for McVitie & Price, offset litho printed tinplate, a rectangular panel depicting a mother and her two children within a fashionable, Art Deco sitting room interior, the mother and daughter seated on the left looking at an infant boy in the centre holding up a biscuit to a parrot on a stand on the right. The mother holding a cup of tea; next to her a small side table on which is an open tin of McVitie & Price biscuits.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleM. J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera) (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Tinplate, offset litho printed
Brief description
Advertising sign, (biscuit manufacturer's advertising ephemera), offset litho printed tinplate, England, made for McVitie & Price, ca. 1925.
Physical description
Advertising sign for McVitie & Price, offset litho printed tinplate, a rectangular panel depicting a mother and her two children within a fashionable, Art Deco sitting room interior, the mother and daughter seated on the left looking at an infant boy in the centre holding up a biscuit to a parrot on a stand on the right. The mother holding a cup of tea; next to her a small side table on which is an open tin of McVitie & Price biscuits.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: xcm
  • Width: 48cm
Style
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
SAY MCVITIE'S
Object history
M. J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Michael Franklin, British Biscuit Tins, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1984, ISBN. 0905209621
Collection
Accession number
M.930-1983

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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