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Winter Sales are best reached by Underground

Poster Design
1921 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Original design for the poster 'Winter Sales are best reached by Underground'. Signed and dated '1921'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWinter Sales are best reached by Underground (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on card
Brief description
'Winter Sales are best reached by Underground'. Design by Edward McKnight Kauffer for a poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1921.
Physical description
Original design for the poster 'Winter Sales are best reached by Underground'. Signed and dated '1921'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.4cm
  • Width: 30.7cm
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
'E. McKnight Kauffer 1921' (Signed and dated.)
Credit line
Given by the Contemporary Art Society
Production
The final poster was issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
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 number
21/C8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.1694-1977

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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