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The Pied Piper

Poster
1914 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster showing a group of young children and a small white dog following behind the pied piper, who is dressed in red and yellow garments and wearing a hat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Pied Piper
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'The Pied Piper'. Colour lithograph poster depicting the traditional tale, with a group of children following the piper. Designed by Dora McLaren and issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1914.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster showing a group of young children and a small white dog following behind the pied piper, who is dressed in red and yellow garments and wearing a hat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 148.2cm
  • Width: 101cm
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
Credit line
Given by The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd. (UERL)
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
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
25/G10 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.429-1916

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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