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Scientists Prefer Shell

Poster
1936 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issuer)
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (designer)
Lombers, Eric (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Scientists Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of two chemical vessels on a chemical bench juxtaposed against a night sky with a few stars, a vapourous cloud and a planet. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleScientists Prefer Shell
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph print
Lithographic Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Scientists Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of two chemical vessels on a chemical bench. Designed by Tom Eckersley (OBE) and Eric Lombers. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Great Britain. 1936.
Physical description
'Scientists Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster with a stylised representation of two chemical vessels on a chemical bench juxtaposed against a night sky with a few stars, a vapourous cloud and a planet. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 737mm
  • Width: 107.6cm
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 Messrs. Shell-Mex Ltd.
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 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Other number
11/G3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.782-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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