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Poster, Orient Line Cruises

This is a Poster. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and printed by John Waddington Ltd. and made for (as the client) Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.. It is dated 1934 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

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Its dimensions are

101.6 × 63.8 cm (40 × 25 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Printed in script, in white ink, upper left: E McKnight Kauffer / 34. [underlined]

It is inscribed

Printed in blue ink, lower right: JOHN WADDINGTON LTD. LEEDS & LONDON

Cite this object as

Poster, Orient Line Cruises; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Printed by John Waddington Ltd.; Client: Orient Line, Anderson, Green & Company Ltd.; USA; offset lithograph on paper; 101.6 × 63.8 cm (40 × 25 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-77

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