A man about to cough or sneeze and trying to catch the germs in a handkerchief. Colour lithograph after Reginald Mount and Eileen Evans, ca. 1950 (?).

  • Mount, Reginald.
Date:
[1950?]
Reference:
2016478i
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About this work

Description

The man's head and the words "coughs", "sneezes" and "germs" are shown juddering in sympathy with the spasm

Publication/Creation

[London?] : Issued by the Ministry of Health, [1950?] ([Place of manufacture not identified] : S.P. & Co. Ltd.)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in blue and black ; sheet 37.1 x 24.7 cm

Lettering

Coughs and sneezes spread diseases. Trap the germs in your handkerchief. Bears number: Wt. 28899

Creator/production credits

Attributed tentatively to the studio of Reginald Mount and Eileen Evans, though without any evidence

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2016478i

Type/Technique

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Where to find it

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    2016478i.1
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    2016478i.2

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