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Designer:
E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954  Search this
Featured Artist:
Maurice Beck, British, 1886–1960  Search this
Client:
Charnaux Patent Corset Co. Ltd., England  Search this
Printer:
Lund Humphries, Bradford and London, England  Search this
Medium:
Letterpress halftone
Dimensions:
23 × 16.5 cm (9 1/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Booklet
Object Name:
Booklet
Made in:
London, England, United Kingdom
Date:
ca. 1936
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Wholesale catalogue for Charnaux. Front cover in black with a bright white circle in the middle, bisected by a vertical blue triangle, beginning at the top of the page and pointing downwards towards a gray start at center bottom.; Across the bottom in white text: charnaux. Inside the booklet, general descriptions of the corset company, as well as pages for three different models of their product. Each page has text in black and a black and white photograph of a model wearing the product (taken by Maurice Beck). The last page of the catalogue has information on how to be fitted for a corset and how to take care of the garment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
Accession Number:
1963-39-660
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4af7f24e2-20be-48a6-bbd2-62be1c270524
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1963-39-660