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The lark soars high/As high kites fly at Wimbledon

Poster
c.1915 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by)
Cowham, Hilda Gertrude (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'The lark soars high/As high kites fly at Wimbledon'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Transport
Tourism & Travel
Object type
Poster
TitleThe lark soars high/As high kites fly at Wimbledon
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Lithographic Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The lark soars high/As high kites fly at Wimbledon'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed. Design by Hilda Gertrude Cowham. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. Great Britain. c.1915.
Physical description
'The lark soars high/As high kites fly at Wimbledon'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51cm
  • Width: 30.3cm
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 Co. of London, Ltd.
Place depicted
Wimbledon
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Other number
9/F1 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4277-1915

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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