The Scarborough Flier

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Artist/Maker	London and North Eastern Railway (issuer) Nash, Paul (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

A 4-sheet colour lithograph poster depicting The Scarborough Flier steam train and incorporating a train time-table.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Transport Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	The Scarborough Flier
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Colour Lithography
Brief description	'The Scarborough Flier'. A 4-sheet colour lithograph poster depicting The Scarborough Flier steam train and incorporating a train time-table. Designed by Paul Nash and issued by the London and North Eastern Railway, Great Britain, ca.1935.
Physical description	A 4-sheet colour lithograph poster depicting The Scarborough Flier steam train and incorporating a train time-table.
Dimensions	Overall size height: 303cm Overall size width: 200cm Measurements 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
Marks and inscriptions	Signed. Lettered with details of the train service.
Subjects depicted	Transport Travel Train Steam Locomotive Timetable
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	28/A11, A12, B11 & B12 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.557-1985

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O540462/the-scarborough-flier-poster-nash-paul/

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