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Winter Sales Are Best Reached By Underground

Poster
1922 (designed), 1922 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster advertising the London Underground Electric Railways. Signed and dated 'McK. Kauffer 22'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWinter Sales Are Best Reached By Underground (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Winter Sales Are Best Reached By Underground' Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., Great Britain, 1922.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the London Underground Electric Railways. Signed and dated 'McK. Kauffer 22'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 87.63cm
  • Width: 54.61cm
  • See notes field height: 101cm
  • See notes field width: 62.5cm
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
'McK. Kauffer 22' (Signed.)
Credit line
Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.
Object history
This poster was once on display in Room 104A.
Subjects depicted
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
21/D5 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.629-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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