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...into ploushares and their spears...

Empire Marketing Board, 1926 - 1933


...into ploushares and their spears...

Empire Marketing Board 1926 - 1933

Summary

A man in the centre of the image bends over to examine something on the shore line. Infront of him are a goat, a dog and a cockrel. Behind him are two sailing ships. Above is a section of text from a Biblical source.

Object Name

...into ploushares and their spears...

Creators Name

Empire Marketing Board

Dimensions

support: 102 x 64

accession number

1935.776

Place of creation

United Kingdom

Support

paper

Medium

ink

Credit

Gift of the Empire Marketing Board, 1935

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