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Title:
Torquay
Object name(s):
painting; watercolour; poster artwork; painting; watercolour; poster artwork
Brief description:
Painting, watercolour, gouache, original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster, 'The International Resort', Torquay by Brookshaw, 1956, depicts woman and man walking in seaside gardens, woman being photographed, view of Torbay, format double royal, 40 x 25 inches; 101.6 x 63.5 cm
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Associated place:
Torquay
Place association:
depicted
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
40
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
1016
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
25
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
635
Material:
paper
Material:
watercolour
Object name:
painting; watercolour; poster artwork; painting; watercolour; poster artwork
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1956
Date - latest:
1956
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1956
Date - latest:
1956
Object production person:
Brookshaw, Percy Drake; British Railways, Western Region
Object production place:
England, United Kingdom
Other number:
1978-1528
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
Cl.76/112/72
Other number type:
Clapham number
Other number:
NRM 78/22/213
Other number type:
National Railway Museum number
Responsible department/section:
NRM - Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7079c9c9-6732-3666-9c59-de5edb402e4a

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7079c9c9-6732-3666-9c59-de5edb402e4a, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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