Poster; By paying us your pennies, by MacDonald Gill 1914

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Reference number	1983/4/682
Artist	Macdonald Gill
Dates	1914
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Decorative London's transport system
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	1270mm
  Descriptive size	Quad royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Pink Brown Green

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	By paying us your pennies
  Text	By Paying Us Your Pennies You Go About Your Businesses In Trams Electric Trains And Motor Driven Buses In This Largest Of All Cities Great London By The Thames The Westminster Press that printed me /In all my artful devilry / And painted me o'er in colours galore /In A,D. One thousand and nine one & four /For the Underground Railway Company /The laughter of GODS is yours if you will /As the wish of the artist is Macdonald Gill

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Stylistic influence	Decorative map

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	MacDonald Gill, 1914
  Printer	The Westminster Press,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd, 1914