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London Characters

Poster Design
c.1920 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by)
Cox, Elijah Albert (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Original oil painting design for the poster 'London Characters: The Flower Woman. The Joy of early summer and all its beauties' (see E.523-1921). Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster Design
Titles
  • London Characters (series title)
  • The Flower Woman
Materials and techniques
Oil painting
Oil Painting
Brief description
Original oil painting design for the poster 'London Characters: The Flower Woman. The Joy of early summer and all its beauties'. By Elijah Albert Cox. The poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. Great Britain. c.1920.
Physical description
Original oil painting design for the poster 'London Characters: The Flower Woman. The Joy of early summer and all its beauties' (see E.523-1921). Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.1cm
  • Width: 49.7cm
Dimensions 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
(Signed.)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL)
Object history
This poster is one of a series on the theme of 'London Characters', commissioned by the Underground Electric Railway Company in 1920.
Subjects depicted
Woman
Flowers
Associated object
E.523-1921
Bibliographic reference
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
10/A4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.513-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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