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Eilean Donan Castle

Poster
1957 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Minton, John (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour offset lithograph poster showing an illustration of the island castle Eilean Donan Castle, near Kyle, Ross-shire, encouraging the public to use their correct postal address.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Scotland
Object type
Poster
TitleEilean Donan Castle (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description
'Eilean Donan Castle'. Colour offset lithograph poster showing an illustration of the island castle, encouraging the public to use their correct postal address. Designed by John Minton and issued by the General Post Office, Great Britain, 1957.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster showing an illustration of the island castle Eilean Donan Castle, near Kyle, Ross-shire, encouraging the public to use their correct postal address.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.94cm
  • Width: 22.54cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO 1964
Credit line
Given by H.M. Postmaster-General
Subjects depicted
Castle
Sea
Place depicted
Eilean Donan
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
  • 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/B12 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.23323-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O574304/eilean-donan-castle-poster-minton-john/
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