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Scribner's Fiction Number, August

Poster
1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the August 1897 issue of Scribner's Magazine. It depicts a seated nude female figure, her head garlanded with flowers, reading a book or magazine in front of a background of trees.

Object details

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Object type
TitleScribner's Fiction Number, August
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Brief description
'Scribner's Fiction Number, August', colour lithograph poster advertising Scribner's Magazine, by Maxfield Parrish, USA, 1897
Physical description
Poster advertising the August 1897 issue of Scribner's Magazine. It depicts a seated nude female figure, her head garlanded with flowers, reading a book or magazine in front of a background of trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20in
  • Width: 14.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Marks and inscriptions
Maxfield Parrish 1897 (signed)
Credit line
Given by H. L. Sparks
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.84-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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