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Summer Shell Now On Sale May 15th

Poster Design
1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Proposed design for a poster for Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Inscribed in pencil on the reverse 'Not used', stamped on the reverse 'Design By E. McKnight Kauffer 24 Jan. 1938' and with a label of Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. inscribed in ink with details of the design.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster Design
TitleSummer Shell Now On Sale May 15th (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Body colour and collage
Body Colour
Collage
Brief description
'Summer Shell Now On Sale May 15th'. Proposed design for a poster for Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. by Edward McKnight Kauffer, Great Britain, 1938.
Physical description
Proposed design for a poster for Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Inscribed in pencil on the reverse 'Not used', stamped on the reverse 'Design By E. McKnight Kauffer 24 Jan. 1938' and with a label of Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. inscribed in ink with details of the design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.9cm
  • Width: 36.3cm
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
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Not used' (Inscribed in pencil on the reverse)
  • 'Design By E. McKnight Kauffer 24 Jan. 1938' (Stamped on the reverse)
  • (With a label of Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd inscribed in ink with details of the design)
Object history
This is a proposed design for a poster for Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd which was not finally produced.
Production
This is a proposed design for a poster for Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd which was not finally produced.
Subject depicted
Summer
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
23/B3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3279-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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