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But for Modern Lubrication - Shell Oil

Poster
1928 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issued by)
Banting, John (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'But for Modern Lubrication – Shell Oil' … [Boadicea]; Poster issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleBut for Modern Lubrication - Shell Oil
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Colour Lithograph
Brief description
'But for Modern Lubrication - Shell Oil' [Boadicea]; Poster issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed; Designed by John Banting; Great Britain; 1928.
Physical description
'But for Modern Lubrication – Shell Oil' … [Boadicea]; Poster issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.1cm
  • Width: 111.7cm
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
Credit line
Given by Roderick Eustace Enthoven
Associated object
E.493-1953 (Duplicate)
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
2/D3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.428-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O549148/but-for-modern-lubrication--poster-banting-john/
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