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Dunbar

Poster
ca.1923 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London and North Eastern Railway (issuer)
Newbould, Frank (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Dunbar'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway, with a bold, colourful illustration of the Dunbar coast.

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Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Scotland
Object type
Poster
TitleDunbar
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Dunbar'. Colour lithograph poster with a bold, colourful illustration of the Dunbar coast. Designed by Frank Newbould and issued by the London and North Eastern Railway, Great Britain, ca.1923.
Physical description
'Dunbar'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway, with a bold, colourful illustration of the Dunbar coast.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100.7cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
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
Presented by the North-Eastern Railway
Subjects depicted
Tourism
Coast-Lines
Sea
Place depicted
Dunbar
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
28/D3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3999-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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