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Dinton Castle near Aylebury

Poster
1936 (designed), 1936 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Dinton Castle near Aylebury [Buckinghamshire]'. Colour lithograph poster, signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer 1936'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleDinton Castle near Aylebury (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Lithographic Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
To Visit Britain's Landmarks You Can Be Sure of Shell. 'Dinton Castle near Aylesbury [Buckinghamshire]'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1936.
Physical description
'Dinton Castle near Aylebury [Buckinghamshire]'. Colour lithograph poster, signed and dated 'E. McKnight Kauffer 1936'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72.1cm
  • Width: 99.1cm
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
'E. McKnight Kauffer 1936' (Signed and dated)
Subject depicted
Folly
Place depicted
Dinton Castle
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Other numbers
  • 22/E10 - V&A microfiche
  • C.13102 - Previous number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.481-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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