Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist

Commissioned by London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British

Printed by McCorquodale & Company Ltd, British
Title:
Over the Border
Date:
1931
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 1/2 x 49 9/16 inches (100.3 x 125.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In large black type, across top of poster: "LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY". In large red type, approximately 1/3 of the way down the poster, right: "OVER THE BORDER". In black type inside the timetable on the right, top: "SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1931, until further notice;" in larger black type beneath: "By WEST COAST ROUTE - from EUSTON"; above the second half of the timetable: "By MIDLAND ROUTE - from - ST. PANCRAS". In small black type, lower left corner of poster: "EUSTON STATION | LONDON. | P.L.4." In small black type, in tan border around bottom of image, left: "Mc ["c" in superscript] CORQUODALE | GLASGOW LONDON"; RIGHT: "J.H. FOLLOWS, Vice President". In graphite, on canvas backing, bottom right corner of image: "1200".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2002.22.13
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52270