Song to the Evening Star

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Artist/Maker	Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by) Jackson, Francis Ernest (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Proof before letters of a colour lithograph poster that was later lettered with the poem Song to the Evening Star by Thomas Campbell.

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Categories	Prints Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Song to the Evening Star
Materials and techniques	Colour lithography Printing Ink Colour Lithography
Brief description	Proof before letters of a colour lithograph poster designed by Francis Ernest Jackson. The design was subsequently lettered with the poem 'Song to the Evening Star' by Thomas Campbell and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd.. to troops abroad during the First World War, 1917.
Physical description	Proof before letters of a colour lithograph poster that was later lettered with the poem Song to the Evening Star by Thomas Campbell.
Dimensions	Height: 95.7cm Width: 66.4cm 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
Production type	Proof
Marks and inscriptions	Signed and dated '17'.
Credit line	Given by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. (UERL)
Object history	The final resultant poster was sent out to the troops abroad during the First World War as a 'reminder of home'.
Production	Attribution note: before letters
Association	First World War
Associated objects	E.137-1976 (Duplicate) E.2101-1917 (Version)
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	20/D11 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2104-1917

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O832410/song-to-the-evening-star-poster-jackson-francis-ernest/

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