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The People's Insurance. One of the popular Benefits.

Poster
c.1911 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Liberal Insurance Committee (issued by)
Collett (artist)
Benson, S. H. (publisher)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The People's Insurance. One of the popular Benefits'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the state system of maternity benefits and insurance against sickness introduced by the Liberal Government in 1911. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe People's Insurance. One of the popular Benefits.
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The People's Insurance. One of the popular Benefits'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the state system of maternity benefits and insurance against sickness introduced by the Liberal Government in 1911. Signed. Design by Collett. Published by S.H. Benson Ltd. for the Liberal Insurance Committee, London. c.1911.
Physical description
'The People's Insurance. One of the popular Benefits'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the state system of maternity benefits and insurance against sickness introduced by the Liberal Government in 1911. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 199.1cm
  • Width: 326.4cm
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.)
Subjects depicted
Public Interest
Women
Babies
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
8/F9 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1930-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O560034/the-peoples-insurance-one-of-poster-collett/
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