The South Downs
Poster
1933 (issued)
1933 (issued)
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Colour lithograph poster advertising the Southern Railway. The design shows a man leading a heavy horse in harness pulling a haywain. 'THE SOUTH DOWNS' is lettered above the image and 'SOUTHERN RAILWAY' lettered below.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The South Downs |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'The South Downs'. Colour lithograph poster showing a man leading a heavy horse, in harness pulling a haywain. Designed by Arthur George Mills and issued by the Southern Railway, England, 1933. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster advertising the Southern Railway. The design shows a man leading a heavy horse in harness pulling a haywain. 'THE SOUTH DOWNS' is lettered above the image and 'SOUTHERN RAILWAY' lettered below. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Southern Railway Company |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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 |
| Other number | 27/B2 - V&A microfiche |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1213-1935 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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