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Rowntree's Elect Cocoa

Poster
1896 (designed), 1896-1919 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial advertisement for cocoa made by Rowntree's; Depicting three men and a tea cup alongside the text 'Rowntree's Elect Cocoa'; A reduced facsimile of the poster E.1209-1927; Process engraving on paper; Signed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRowntree's Elect Cocoa (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Process engraving on paper
Brief description
'Rowntree's Elect Cocoa'; Pictorial advertisement for cocoa made by Rowntree's; Reduced facsimile of the original poster (see E.1209-1927); Colour lithograph on paper; Signed; Design by Beggarstaff Brothers; Great Britain; 1896-1919.
Physical description
Pictorial advertisement for cocoa made by Rowntree's; Depicting three men and a tea cup alongside the text 'Rowntree's Elect Cocoa'; A reduced facsimile of the poster E.1209-1927; Process engraving on paper; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.7cm
  • Width: 14.1cm
Dimensions 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
  • 'Rowntree's / Elect / Cocoa' (Text as part of design.)
  • Signed.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
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
Collection
Accession number
E.713-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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