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War Savings are Warships

Poster
ca. 1939-1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photo-chromo lithograph poster featuring warships and a message about saving money and war funds. Signed by the artist.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWar Savings are Warships (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photo-chromo lithography
Brief description
War Savings are Warships , poster issued by the British Savings Committees during the Second World War. Great Britain, 1939-1945.
Physical description
Photo-chromo lithograph poster featuring warships and a message about saving money and war funds. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 29.5in
  • Size of sheet width: 19.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Norman Wilkinson'.
Credit line
Given by the Ministry of Information
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Accession number
E.2150-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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