The World of the Pharaohs

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Artist/Maker	London Transport Board (issued by) Knight, Geraldine Ann (designer)
Place of origin	London (issued)

'The World of the Pharoahs'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising visits to the Egyptian Galleries of the British Museum. Signed.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Entertainment & Leisure Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	The World of the Pharaohs (trade title)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	'The World of the Pharoahs'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising visits to the Egyptian Galleries of the British Museum. Designed by Geraldine Knight and issued by the London Transport Board, 1966.
Physical description	'The World of the Pharoahs'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising visits to the Egyptian Galleries of the British Museum. Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 101cm Width: 61cm 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	'Geraldine Knight' (Signed)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967 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	24/C11 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1608-1966

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O694690/the-world-of-the-pharaohs-poster-knight-geraldine-ann/

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