British Spirits Wine

Date

1960s-1980s

Collection

Central Lettering Record

Creator(s)

The Museum System, Alan Bartram

Code

CLR.2023.92.M

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License

Creative Commons

Lettering shown on a public house, on the door lintel bearing the license and licensee name, in a combination of letterforms: geometric capital letters reading ‘ALFRED D. ENOCH. COLLEY.’, bearing ‘LICENSED to RETAIL FOREIGN BRITISH SPIRITS WINE’ in hand-painted roman: English vernacular, condensed letterforms.

Bottom line reading‘ ALES, PORTER & TOBACCO TO BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES’ informal mix of brush cursive with bifurcated (tuscan-style) capitals. Location: unknown.

The Museum SystemAlan Bartram Photographic print Graphic design