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Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets

Poster
ca.1914 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Alabaster, Passmore & Sons Ltd. (publisher)
Morgan, M. D. (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets. "Worn by the well-dressed"'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the 'Bon Ton' corset produced by the Royal Worcester Warehouse Co., Corset Manufacturers, London. The central image shows a lady wearing a dark-coloured dress, with pale stripes around the waist and hem, and a dark-coloured hat.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Fashion
Clothing
Underwear
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleRoyal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the 'Bon Ton' corset produced by the Royal Worcester Warehouse Co., Corset Manufacturers, London. Designed by M. D. Morgan, Great Britain, ca.1914.
Physical description
'Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets. "Worn by the well-dressed"'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the 'Bon Ton' corset produced by the Royal Worcester Warehouse Co., Corset Manufacturers, London. The central image shows a lady wearing a dark-coloured dress, with pale stripes around the waist and hem, and a dark-coloured hat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 151.4cm
  • Width: 101.8cm
Measurements 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.
  • ROYAL WORCESTER / KIDFITTING CORSETS' (Title text of design.)
  • 'Bon Ton / Corsets / are the highest grade / of the Royal Worcester make / Sold by all houses of prestige' (Text of design.)
  • 'Worn by all the well dressed' (text of design, to the right of the image.)
Credit line
Given by Ogilvy Benson & Mather Ltd
Production
Advertising a corset produced by the Royal Worcester Warehouse Co., Corset Manufacturers, London.
Subjects depicted
Fashion
Woman
Dress
Hat
Corset
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
27/D5 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.70-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561954/royal-worcester-kidfitting-corsets-poster-morgan-m-d/
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