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Take up the Sword of Justice

Poster
ca.1916 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph recruitment poster issued during the First World War. The design depicts the female personification of 'Justice' wearing a white dress with a red cape.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTake up the Sword of Justice
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Take up the Sword of Justice'. Colour lithograph recruitment poster depicting the female personification of 'Justice'. Designed by John Bernard Partridge and issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee during the First World War, ca.1916.
Physical description
Colour lithograph recruitment poster issued during the First World War. The design depicts the female personification of 'Justice' wearing a white dress with a red cape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 152.1cm
  • Width: 101.6cm
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
'TAKE UP THE / SWORD OF JUSTICE' (Lettered across the top of the design, above the image.)
Subjects depicted
Association
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 numbers
  • 29/G1 - V&A microfiche
  • No. 106 - Poster number
Collection
Accession number
E.956-1916

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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