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Bamburgh Castle

Poster
1930 (designed), 1931 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Newton, Algernon Cecil (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster depicting Bamburgh Castle, with the text 'SEE BRITAIN FIRST ON SHELL' lettered below the image.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Bamburgh Castle
  • See Britain First On Shell (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Collage
Brief description
'Bamburgh Castle'. Colour lithograph poster (with part of the caption collaged on), part of the 'See Britain First On Shell' series. Designed by Algernon Newton and issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1931.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster depicting Bamburgh Castle, with the text 'SEE BRITAIN FIRST ON SHELL' lettered below the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.9cm
  • Width: 124cm
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 and dated ''30'.
  • 'SEE BRITAIN FIRST ON SHELL' (Lettered below the image.)
Subjects depicted
Travel
Tourism
Castle
Place depicted
Bamburgh Castle
Associated objects
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 numbers
  • 28/F6 - V&A microfiche
  • C.12096 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.195-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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