The Cocoa Nibs
Poster
c. 1925 (printed)
c. 1925 (printed)
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Rowntree’s Cocoa. 'The Cocoa Nibs'; Poster; Showing a large poster at a seaside beach with the staring faces of two children, a boy wearing a green scarf and a girl wearing a red scarf, both holding cups of cocoa, with the poster title in yellow beneath. The same children are on the beach building sandcastles, the boy is wearing a white jumper, short trousers, a green scarf, long black socks and white sandals and is holding a bucket and spade. The girl is wearing a blue, yellow and green striped dress, holding a black spade, is putting the finishing touches to a mound of sand, which has Rowntrees Cocoa spelt out in small white shells along the side, topped by a the distinctive yellow tin of Rowntree`s Elect Cocoa. A small black and white dog sits looking at the large poster. In the distance on the left is a the beach of a bay of a seaside town with people enjoying themselves, with deep blue sea and clear blue sky; Colour lithograph.
Object details
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Title | The Cocoa Nibs (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | Poster for Rowntree's Cocoa, 'The Cocoa Nibs', showing a large poster at a seaside beach. Colour lithograph designed by S.H. Benson. Great Britain, ca. 1925. |
Physical description | Rowntree’s Cocoa. 'The Cocoa Nibs'; Poster; Showing a large poster at a seaside beach with the staring faces of two children, a boy wearing a green scarf and a girl wearing a red scarf, both holding cups of cocoa, with the poster title in yellow beneath. The same children are on the beach building sandcastles, the boy is wearing a white jumper, short trousers, a green scarf, long black socks and white sandals and is holding a bucket and spade. The girl is wearing a blue, yellow and green striped dress, holding a black spade, is putting the finishing touches to a mound of sand, which has Rowntrees Cocoa spelt out in small white shells along the side, topped by a the distinctive yellow tin of Rowntree`s Elect Cocoa. A small black and white dog sits looking at the large poster. In the distance on the left is a the beach of a bay of a seaside town with people enjoying themselves, with deep blue sea and clear blue sky; Colour lithograph. |
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Credit line | Given by Ogilvy Benson & Mather Ltd |
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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 | 4/B6 - V&A microfiche |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.90-1973 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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