A Tea Clipper of the Eighties

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41 × 31.5 in poster. Dramatic tea clipper under towering white sails.

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Description

A full-rigged tea clipper surges through broken water beneath towering white sails, set against a scalloped pink cloud panel edged in yellow. The caption “A TEA CLIPPER OF THE EIGHTIES” presents it as a romantic late-Victorian tea-trade image rather than a named brand advertisement.

Such British stock posters were used in tea rooms, shops and offices, drawing on nostalgia for the fast China tea clippers and the prestige of the tea trade.

Lower-right credit reads “Lendon, London”. The design uses broad flat colour, simplified rigging and strong contrast typical of commercial lithographic or offset wall posters made for long-distance visibility.

Details

Dimensions 41 × 31.5 in
Linen Backed Yes, No
Subject Drink
Period 1930s
Country UK
Artist Lendon

Condition:

  • Linen-backed version:
  • Grade: B
  • Paper: Fold wear, crease lines
  • Colour: Clean, light rubbing
  • Restoration: Fold repairs/retouch
  • Linen backing: Yes
  • Unbacked version:
  • Grade: C
  • Paper: Fold wear, crease marks, small losses in crease marks
  • Colour: Some fading and rubbing
  • Restoration: None visible
  • Linen backing: No

Comment:

  • Large-scale Age-of-Sail imagery with immediate decorative impact
  • British tea-trade stock poster with broad decorative appeal
  • Lower-right Lendon credit and impressive wall-filling format