To the women of Britain... Accession Number: ARTV04891

Description

British recruiting poster, urging the women of Britain to pressure their husbands to join the Army; by extension, this is a recruiting poster. It is a text based poster, with no illustrations. The title and text, in white on a brown printed ink background, runs from the upper left corner to the bottom centre. It reads:'To the women of Britain. Some of your men folk are holding back on your account. Won't you prove your love of your country by persuading them to go?' A red border surrounds the poster.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV04891
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Romwell Press
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 73.4 cm x 50.3 cm
Medium
Chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
c. 1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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