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D-Day Museum Portsmouth

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  • Description

    Poster from the D-Day Museum, Portsmouth, where the Overlord Embroidery has been housed since 1984. Design by Tom Eckersley.

  • Place
    Portsmouth/England
  • Other Id

    19897 (Presto content ID)

    PT7-74 (Legacy number)

    EPH-PT-7-96 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Ephemera

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  • D-Day Museum Portsmouth, Auckland War Memorial Museum, EPH-PT-7-96

    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      poster

    • Name/Title
      D-Day Museum Portsmouth
    • Primary Maker

       D-Day Museum

       Tom Eckersley (Artist)

    • Place
      Portsmouth/England
    • Date
      1984
    • Physical Description

      1 sheet : col. ill. ; 590 x 415 mm

    • Level of Current Record
      Single Item
    • Media/Materials

      paper (fiber product)

    • Subject Category

      Museums--Great Britain

      Posters, British

      Posters--Design

    • Classification
      Poster/Advertising Media/08 Communication Artifacts/Chenhall Nomenclature
    • Public Access Text

      The Overlord Embroidery tells the story of the D-Day Landings of 6 June 1944 and resulting Battle of Normandy. The story is told across 34 hand stitched panels running to 83 metres in length. [Source: Wikipedia]

    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      15 Nov 2022

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