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1910-1919 (made)
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Colour lithograph pictorial advertisements for household brands. An older man dressed in a black suit and top hat bends down to speak to a young girl dressed in red. The OXO brand name is written in red shaded block capitals at the top of the poster.

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Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper.
Brief description
Colour lithograph by Joseph Simpson: pictorial advertisements for Oxo and Hudson's Super Soap. 1 of 2 sheets.
Physical description
Colour lithograph pictorial advertisements for household brands. An older man dressed in a black suit and top hat bends down to speak to a young girl dressed in red. The OXO brand name is written in red shaded block capitals at the top of the poster.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6 1/2in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 4in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
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Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
E.889-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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