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North Foreland Lighthouse

Poster
1932 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Hawthorne, Elwin (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'North Foreland Lighthouse'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleNorth Foreland Lighthouse
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'North Foreland Lighthouse'. Colour lithograph poster. Designed by Elwin Hawthorne. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.. Great Britain. 1932.
Physical description
'North Foreland Lighthouse'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.9cm
  • Width: 113.8cm
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
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Subject depicted
Lighthouse
Place depicted
North Foreland
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
18/B11 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.133-1976

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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