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Orient Line to Egypt, Colombo and Australia

Poster
early 1910s (issued)
Artist/Maker
Hardy, Dudley (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Orient Line to Egypt, Colombo and Australia'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Tourism & Travel
Advertising
Prints
Transport
Object type
Poster
TitleOrient Line to Egypt, Colombo and Australia
Materials and techniques
colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Orient Line to Egypt, Colombo and Australia'. Colour lithograph poster. Design by Dudley Hardy. Great Britain. Early 20th century.
Physical description
'Orient Line to Egypt, Colombo and Australia'. Colour lithograph poster. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 99.6cm
  • Width: 59.9cm
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.
Subject depicted
Travel
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
17/C1 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.598-1915

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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