Song to the Evening Star
Poster
1917 (designed), 1917 (issued)
1917 (designed), 1917 (issued)
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Proof before letters of a colour lithograph poster that was later lettered with the poem Song to the Evening Star by Thomas Campbell.
Object details
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| Title | Song to the Evening Star |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | Proof before letters of a colour lithograph poster designed by Francis Ernest Jackson. The design was subsequently lettered with the poem 'Song to the Evening Star' by Thomas Campbell and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.. to troops abroad during the First World War, 1917. |
| Physical description | Proof before letters of a colour lithograph poster that was later lettered with the poem Song to the Evening Star by Thomas Campbell. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated '17'. |
| Object history | The final resultant poster was sent out to the troops abroad during the First World War as a 'reminder of home'. |
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| 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 | 20/D12 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.137-1976 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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