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Artist/Maker	London, Midland and Scottish Railway (issuer) Mackennal, Bertram (Sir) (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'SPEED'. Colour lithograph poster showing a photograph of sculptural frieze of a winged figure facing toward the left of the image.

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Categories	Posters Prints Transport Advertising Scotland
Object type	Poster
Title	Speed
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Lithographic Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Speed'. Colour lithograph poster showing a sculptural frieze of a winged figure. Designed by Sir Bertram MacKennal and issued by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, 1924.
Physical description	'SPEED'. Colour lithograph poster showing a photograph of sculptural frieze of a winged figure facing toward the left of the image.
Dimensions	Height: 100.4cm Width: 125.2cm Measurements 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	Given by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co., Ltd.
Subjects depicted	Transport Travel Friezes (Ornamental Bands) Winged Figure Sculpture Photograph
Bibliographic references	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 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Other number	25/G8 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2181-1924

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O765380/speed-poster-mackennal-bertram-sir/

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