The Pantomime

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Artist/Maker	London County Council Tramways (issuer) Paterson, E. G. (artist)
Place of origin	London (issued)

Lithograph poster printed in black on a white ground, advertising the London County Council Tramways. A figure in dramatically patterned carnival-esque attire is depicted in the centre of the design.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Transport Entertainment & Leisure Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	The Pantomime (trade title)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph Lithography
Brief description	'The Pantomime'. Lithograph poster printed in black on a white ground, advertising the London County Council Tramways. Designed by E.G. Patterson and issued by the LCC Tramways, ca.1922.
Physical description	Lithograph poster printed in black on a white ground, advertising the London County Council Tramways. A figure in dramatically patterned carnival-esque attire is depicted in the centre of the design.
Dimensions	Height: 71.4cm Width: 35.7cm 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	'LONDON'S / TRAMWAYS' (Lettered across the top of the design, alongside the LCC shield logo.) 'THE PANTOMIME / TRAVEL BY TRAM' (Lettered along the bottom of the design.)
Credit line	Presented by the London County Council Tramways
Subject depicted	Theatre
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	29/G3 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3613-1922

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O773397/the-pantomime-poster-paterson-e-g/

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