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Harwich, Hook of Holland, Day and Night Services
Collection: NRM - Pictorial Collection (Railway) Object Name: watercolour; painting; poster artwork Maker: Huveneers; British Railways, Eastern Region Date Made: 1951 Materials: gouache Measurements: 40 x 25 in.; 1016 x 635 mm |

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Description: Painting, gouache on board, Harwich, Hook of Holland, Day and Night Services, by Pieter Huveneers, about 1951. Depicts a stylised representation of a North Sea ferry, seen in outline, head on. The poster is divided into light and dark blue halves, with yellow and white highlights. The flags of the Netherlands, West Germany and Denmark emerge from the ship's funnel. Text runs across the bow and beneath the bow wave. At top right is the British Railways 'totem' logo. Original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster.
Object Number: 1978-1520 |
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