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Title:
Large Framed Picture - The Spirit of '53, Showing Two Trams and Decorated Bus, By Robert K. Calvert
Object name(s):
Colour: Print
Brief description:
A framed colour print of the Queen's Coronation procession, Birmingham in 1953 by Robert K. Calvert.
Collection:
National Tramway Museum
Associated concept:
Artwork
Inscription content:
"THE SPIRIT OF '53' BY ROBERT K. CALVERT" and "Printed offset by Renault Printing Co. Ltd., Birmingham".
Inscription description:
Print appears mostly in both upper and lower case black ink in two different font sizes.
Inscription description:
Handwriting appears in upper case white paint, and shows the artist's signature.
Inscription description:
Etching appears in upper case lettering.
Inscription method:
Printed
Inscription method:
Hand written
Inscription method:
Etched
Inscription position:
Front side of print.
Inscription position:
Reverse side of print on metal fixtures.
Inscription type:
Identification details
Inscription type:
Manufacturer's information
Inscription content:
"R.K. Calvert 1977".
Inscription description:
Print appears mostly in both upper and lower case black ink in two different font sizes.
Inscription description:
Handwriting appears in upper case white paint, and shows the artist's signature.
Inscription description:
Etching appears in upper case lettering.
Inscription method:
Printed
Inscription method:
Hand written
Inscription method:
Etched
Inscription position:
Front side of print.
Inscription position:
Reverse side of print on metal fixtures.
Inscription type:
Identification details
Inscription type:
Manufacturer's information
Inscription content:
"AMS MADE IN USA".
Inscription description:
Print appears mostly in both upper and lower case black ink in two different font sizes.
Inscription description:
Handwriting appears in upper case white paint, and shows the artist's signature.
Inscription description:
Etching appears in upper case lettering.
Inscription method:
Printed
Inscription method:
Hand written
Inscription method:
Etched
Inscription position:
Front side of print.
Inscription position:
Reverse side of print on metal fixtures.
Inscription type:
Identification details
Inscription type:
Manufacturer's information
Material:
Print
Material:
Frame
Object name:
Colour: Print
Object number:
2019.227.6
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1953
Date - latest:
1977
Date - period:
20th century
Object production person:
Calvert, R.K.
Object production person:
Renault Printing Company Limited
Object production person:
Art Materials Service
Object production place:
Birmingham

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/700a6256-87a8-37a4-ad10-b6e450c0c77b

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/700a6256-87a8-37a4-ad10-b6e450c0c77b, National Tramway Museum, CC BY-NC

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