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British Railways

Carpet Design
c.1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a typography themed carpet made up using the words "BRITISH RAILWAYS" repeated.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • British Railways (manufacturer's title)
  • British Railways (assigned by artist)
  • B630 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
pencil & bodycolour
Brief description
T.F. Firth & Sons. 'British Railways' (B630). Typographical carpet design for British Railways. British, c.1950
Physical description
Design for a typography themed carpet made up using the words "BRITISH RAILWAYS" repeated.
Credit line
Given by Firth Carpets Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
E.300-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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