Menu card for R.M.S Orcades
Menu Card
1949 (made)
1949 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Printed menu card with a design featuring eggs in an ivy-leaf entwined basket, on a stand. An Orient Line anchor emblem near the foot of the stand. A hen stands next to it. A sun seen through the loop of the basket handle.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Menu card for R.M.S Orcades (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Process engraving |
| Brief description | Menu card for R.M.S Orcades, Orient Line, 1949. Designed and engraved by Edward Bawden |
| Physical description | Printed menu card with a design featuring eggs in an ivy-leaf entwined basket, on a stand. An Orient Line anchor emblem near the foot of the stand. A hen stands next to it. A sun seen through the loop of the basket handle. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Signed: E. B. |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Leigh Ashton, F.S.A. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1949, London: HMSO, 1961. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.754-1949 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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