A clear plate means a clear conscience Accession Number: ARTV06935

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British Second World War poster advocating frugality. In the centre of the poster is an image of a cleared plate and knife and fork, this is placed on a patterned tablecloth background. The title appears below the plate in white text with the message, 'Don't take more than you can eat', at the bottom of the poster in black text. During the war, shortages of food were acute, so the British Government conducted an advertising campaign to alert people to the issue of food wastages. These series of posters link domestic practices with the front line, associating the private with the public war effort.

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Accession Number
ARTV06935
Artist
James Fitton
Printer
Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 74.2 x 49 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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