For her. Buy war savings certificates... Accession Number: ARTV05976

Description

First World War poster issued by the National War Savings Committee, designed by Bert Thomas (Poster No. 90). Its aim is to encourage men to invest in War Saving Certificates by suggesting that war saving certificates could be given to females as patriotic gifts. The left hand side of the poster depicts a man and a fashionable young woman looking over a sheet of paper with a dog standing near them. The text printed in red and black ink frames the image.

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Accession Number
ARTV05976
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Samuel Herbert Thomas
Publisher
National War Savings Committee
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 76.2 cm x 50.4 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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