The Tower of London / Mark Lane Station

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Artist/Maker	Transport for London (issuer) Weierter, Louis (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

A colour lithograph poster depicting a view of the Tower of London from the River Thames.

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Categories	Posters Prints Advertising Transport
Object type	Poster
Title	The Tower of London / Mark Lane Station (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph on paper Paper Printing Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	Poster by Louis Whirter, 'The Tower of London / Mark Lane Station,' poster advertising the London Underground, colour lithograph, Britain, ca. 1932
Physical description	A colour lithograph poster depicting a view of the Tower of London from the River Thames.
Dimensions	Height: 40in Width: 25in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Marks and inscriptions	'From the Colour Etching by Louis Whirter.' (Lettered)
Credit line	Given by the Underground Electric Railway Co.
Places depicted	Tower of London River Thames
Association	London Underground
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3346-1932

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O743696/the-tower-of-london--poster-weierter-louis/

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