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Pouchée (active in about 1820) and illustrations of roses. \r\n\r\nThe leaflet is designed to fold into an open-ended envelope inside which fits a black display sheet with melinex attached to hold the stamps. \r\n\r\nOn the back of the leaflet each of the five roses is described in the centre. At the top and bottom are the folds that form the front of the 'envelope' and they comprise a background of petals and the title 'ROSES' in monochrome decorated block typeface, with rose decorations in a wood-engraved style. \r\n\r\nThe inside of the leaflet features a desription of the symbolic and social meaning of roses surrounded by a decorative border with roses depicted in a number of representational styles, including photographic representations and illustrations of 'embroidered' roses, Tudor Roses, a mug, a fan and a bunch of roses.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Skargon, Yvonne","id":"A13242"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Davis, Dick","id":"A24072"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Pouchée, L.J.","id":"A24073"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":"after"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Royal Mail","id":"A24065"},"association":{"text":"commissioned by","id":"x28662"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"Melinex","id":"x38769"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Colour offset lithography","id":"x34962"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Colour offset lithograph from a wood engraving in ink on paper, melinex","categories":[{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"},{"text":"Illustration","id":"THES48938"},{"text":"Images Online","id":"THES48937"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2015HK1251"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLC (VA)","id":"THES49171"},"free":"","case":"GG","shelf":"68","box":"G"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"prints","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1991","earliest":"1991-01-01","latest":"1991-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the artist","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"28.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"gift book leaflet/envelope unfolded","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"21.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"gift book leaftlet/envelope","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"11.4","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"gift book leaflet/envelope folded","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"11.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"display sheet","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"21.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"display sheet","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Royal Mail gift book for a set of stamps on the theme of roses, leaflet folding into envelope to contain five 'Rose' stamps (numbered E.669:2-6-1994). Colour offset lithography from wood engraving by Yvonne Skargon, designed by Dick Davis, lettering designed by L.J. Pouchée; British, 1991.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<i>A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain</i>, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995"}],"production":"L.J. 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Since the mid 1960s the Royal Mail\nhas issued special, decorated stamps. The artwork for Yvonne\nSkargon's Roses shows how allowance was made in the engraving \nfor its photomechanical reproduction. Colour separations were used\nfor the colour. Wood engraving is particularly suited to stamp book\ncovers which need to have a matt surface because of the mechanism\nof the vending machine. Matt board is however absorbent and\ntherefore a strong design is needed. Harry Brockway's proofs\ndemonstrate his use of the reduction method in order to print\nin two colours.","date":{"text":"1994","earliest":"1994-01-01","latest":"1994-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["E.669:1-1994"],"accessionNumberNum":"669","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1994,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-07","recordCreationDate":"2008-12-17","availableToBook":false}}