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OBJECT TYPE: Lithograph/limited edition
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0197.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Battle of Britain
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 828/850
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 73.3 cm
Width: 60.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Wootton
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); the event depicted took place on Sept. 15, 1940; this print was taken was dated Sept. 8, 1990 in pencil on the bottom border.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Display; commemorates the Battle of Britain.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Caption below picture reads: "The Battle of Britain/SEPTEMBER 15, 1940: ON THE HISTORIC DAY WHEN THE BATTLE IS WON, THE AIR OVER EAST ENGLAND BECOMES ONE COLOSSAL BATTLEFIELD./FRANK WOOTTON"; lettering hand written in pencil on the border under the picture reads: "SIGNED AT HAWKINGE,/ 8 SEPTEMBER/1990"; printed lettering along the edge of the bottom border at left reads: "1983 GREENWICH WORKSHOP INC."; lettering hand painted near the lower right corner of the original canvas reads: "WOOTTON/Frank Wootton 828/850"; there are 20 signatures in pencil on the border below the picture.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Colour picture & black captions; white border.
Decoration: Picture shows RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighter airplanes diving to attack a formation of Luftwaffe bomber airplanes over England.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, circa 1990, Artifact no. 2007.0197, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0197.001/

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