Anglers Prefer Shell

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Artist/Maker	Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer) Ellis, Clifford (artist) Ellis, Rosemary (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Anglers Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated 'Rosemary & Clifford Ellis 1934'.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Anglers Prefer Shell (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithography Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Anglers Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1934.
Physical description	'Anglers Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated 'Rosemary & Clifford Ellis 1934'.
Dimensions	Height: 76.2cm Width: 104.1cm Taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions	Rosemary & Clifford Ellis 1934 (Signed and dated.)
Associated objects	CIRC.618-1965 (Duplicate) CIRC.398-1971 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 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/A3 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.138-1961

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O702637/anglers-prefer-shell-poster-ellis-clifford/

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