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Cornwall

Poster
1960 (issued), 1958 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Eurich, Richard Ernst (RA) (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Cornwall'. Colour offset lithograph poster. Signed and dated R. Eurich '58.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Cornwall (generic title)
  • Shell County Guides (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph and letterpress
Colour Offset Lithograph
Letterpress
Brief description
'Cornwall'. Colour offset lithograph poster. One of a series of Shell County Guides. Designed by Richard Ernst Eurich. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1960.
Physical description
'Cornwall'. Colour offset lithograph poster. Signed and dated R. Eurich '58.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.7cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
Dimensions taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
R. Eurich '58 (Signed and dated.)
Credit line
Given by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd.
Object history
This poster is one of a series of Shell County Guides, issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd..
Place depicted
Cornwall
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . 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
12/B3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1501-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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