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Poster

1894-1895 (made), 1895 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Beggarstaff Brothers (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Design for a poster depicting a Chinese man; Colour lithograph; Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Paper
Colour Lithograph
Brief description
Design for a poster by the Beggarstaff Brothers for 'A Trip to China Town', a musical by C.H.Hoyte. Great Britain, 1894-1895.
Physical description
Design for a poster depicting a Chinese man; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2010mm
  • Width: 1370mm
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
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Object history
A version of this design, with an added framework of lettering, was used to advertise Charles H. Hoyte’s musical A Trip to China Town, 1895.
Subject depicted
Man
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
4/A8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2415-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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