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Fish Hill Tower, Broadway

Poster
1936 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Evans, Merlyn Oliver (artist)
Place of origin
Worcestershire (issued)

'Fish Hill Tower, Broadway'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated '36.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleFish Hill Tower, Broadway
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Fish Hill Tower, Broadway'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Designed by Merlyn Oliver Evans. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1936.
Physical description
'Fish Hill Tower, Broadway'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated '36.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 114.3cm
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 and dated '36.)
Credit line
Given by Messrs. Shell Mex, Ltd.
Place depicted
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 & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
Other number
12/B4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2636-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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