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No Better Food

Print
c. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Advertisement for cocoa in the 'celebrated posters' series of collector's postcards (No. 1500). A chaotic scene is pictured with horses bucking and bolting and many boxes of cocoa, eggs, and other foodstuffs being strewn across a muddy road.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNo Better Food (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Process engraving
Brief description
Gordon Browne. Advertisement for Fry's Cocoa
Physical description
Advertisement for cocoa in the 'celebrated posters' series of collector's postcards (No. 1500). A chaotic scene is pictured with horses bucking and bolting and many boxes of cocoa, eggs, and other foodstuffs being strewn across a muddy road.
DimensionsVarious sizes.
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.722-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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