Poster; The Victoria and Albert Museum, by B Swiderska, 1967

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Reference number	1983/4/7649
Artist	B Swiderska
Dates	1967
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	167/14M/3700
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Victoria and Albert Museum People Costume Museums & galleries
Completeness	86% 86% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Blue Purple

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	The Victoria and Albert Museum
  Text	At the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, is a dark cave-within-a-cave. In the shadows you will find islands of light; these are showcases, brilliantly illuminated and filled with figures from nearly 400 years of fashion's pageant, from Jacobean gallantry via Georgian magnificence, Victorian upholstery, Edwardian confectionery and the twenties to Dior's ankle-flapping New Look. Imagine your own choice of outfit - yesterday's trend is often tomorrow's...

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	B Swiderska, 1967
  Printer	McCorquodale & Company Ltd, 1967
  Publisher	London Transport, 1967