Seamen Prefer Shell
Poster
1934 (issued)
1934 (issued)
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'Seamen Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. The design shows instruments used for naval navigational laid on a wooden table, with a background view out to sea, featuring a lighthouse and a steam ship. Signed.
Object details
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| Title | Seamen Prefer Shell |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Seamen Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. Design by Tristram Paul Hillier. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Ltd.. Issued by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., Great Britain, 1934. |
| Physical description | 'Seamen Prefer Shell'. Colour lithograph poster advertising Shell Motor Spirit. The design shows instruments used for naval navigational laid on a wooden table, with a background view out to sea, featuring a lighthouse and a steam ship. Signed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Frank Pick |
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| Associated object | CIRC.400-1971 (Duplicate) |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.406-1935 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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