Poster Design

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Artist/Maker	Fraser, Eric George (FSIA) (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Rough sketch for the design of the poster 'Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph' (see E.583-1981). Body colour drawing on paper laid down on card, squared for enlargement.

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Categories	Designs Posters
Object type	Poster Design
Materials and techniques	Body colour drawing on paper laid down on card, squared in pencil for enlargement Paper Card Body Colour Pencil Drawing (Image-Making) Squaring (Transferring Technique)
Brief description	Rough sketch for the design of the poster, 'Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph' that was issued by the General Post Office. Body colour drawing on paper laid down on card, squared for enlargement. By Eric George Fraser. Great Britain. ca.1945-1950.
Physical description	Rough sketch for the design of the poster 'Wheatstone's Tape Telegraph' (see E.583-1981). Body colour drawing on paper laid down on card, squared for enlargement.
Dimensions	Height: 6.5cm Width: 8.1cm Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Production type	Design
Object history	This is a rough sketch for the design of E.583-1981 which was one from a set of posters issued by the General Post Office, depicting discoveries and inventions in the history of telecommunications.
Subject depicted	Communication
Associated objects	E.582-1981 E.583-1981 (Version) E.584-1981 E.585-1981
Bibliographic reference	Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number	13/E11 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.519-1987

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Record created	July 27, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O44450/poster-design-fraser-eric-george/

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