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Plas Newydd, Llangollen

Poster
1936 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issued by)
Calligan, Edwin (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Plas Newydd, Llangollen'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated '36'.


Object details

Categories
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitlePlas Newydd, Llangollen
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Plas Newydd, Llangollen'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated. Design by Edwin Calligan. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1936.
Physical description
'Plas Newydd, Llangollen'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Signed and dated '36'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 105cm
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.
Places depicted
Plas Newydd
Llangollen
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 and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Other number
8/B2 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.508-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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