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Poster, Harper's

This is a Poster. It was designed by Beggarstaffs and printed by Artistic Supply Co. Ltd. and Stafford and Company Limited and published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated 1895 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Merrill Berman and Dalia S. Berman. It is credited Gift of Merrill C. Berman and Dalia S. Berman.

Its dimensions are

219.4 × 198.8 cm (7 ft. 2 3/8 in. × 6 ft. 6 1/4 in.) Frame H x W x D: 235 × 211.5 × 6.4 cm (7 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 6 ft. 11 1/4 in. × 2 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Beggarstaffs

It is inscribed

Lower right, center: The Artistic Supply Co. Ltd. / Amberley House W.C. Lower right, left of center: Printed by Stafford & Co., Netherfield, Nott.m. Lower right, right of center: Copyrighted in America, 1895

Cite this object as

Poster, Harper's; Designed by Beggarstaffs (British, active 1893--1899); Printed by Artistic Supply Co. Ltd., Stafford and Company Limited; Published by Harper's Weekly; lithograph on paper; 219.4 × 198.8 cm (7 ft. 2 3/8 in. × 6 ft. 6 1/4 in.) Frame H x W x D: 235 × 211.5 × 6.4 cm (7 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 6 ft. 11 1/4 in. × 2 1/2 in.); Gift of Merrill C. Berman and Dalia S. Berman; 2019-15-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection.

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