The Pied Piper
Poster
1914 (issued)
1914 (issued)
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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
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| Object type | |
| Title | The 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. |
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| Credit line | Given by The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd. (UERL) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | The 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 created | June 30, 2009 |
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