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Award yourself a shilling C.D.M.

Poster
ca.1968 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour offset lithograph poster advertising Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate. Showing a military-style medal (on a purple and white ribbon) created from a one shilling coin, with the text 'Award yourself a shilling C.D.M.' lettered below in black. All against a white background.

Object details

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Object type
TitleAward yourself a shilling C.D.M.
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
'Award yourself a shilling C.D.M'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate. Designed by Rosie Oxley and produced by the advertising agency Young & Rubicam Ltd., Great Britain, ca.1968.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster advertising Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate. Showing a military-style medal (on a purple and white ribbon) created from a one shilling coin, with the text 'Award yourself a shilling C.D.M.' lettered below in black. All against a white background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.5cm
  • Width: 33.5cm
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
'Award yourself / a shilling C.D.M.' (Text of design, lettered below the image.)
Subjects depicted
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
29/C8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.374-1982

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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