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"The Play's The Thing!" Go By Underground

Poster
circa 1924 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'“The Play’s The Thing!” Go By Underground'; Poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed.

Object details

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Object type
Title"The Play's The Thing!" Go By Underground
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'“The Play’s The Thing!” Go By Underground'; Poster; Colour lithograph; Signed; Design by Freda Beard; Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.; Great Britain, circa 1924.
Physical description
'“The Play’s The Thing!” Go By Underground'; Poster issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.8cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
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
Presented by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
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
3/E8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.140-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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