Saturday, March 3, 2012

Antique Image of the Day: Champagne Hau & Co. Reims, 1894

Poster for Champagne Hau
Color Lithograph
Walter Crane, 1894
The Victoria & Albert Museum




Issued in 1894, this color lithograph poster was designed to advertise Hau Champagne.  The bold image depicts an allegorical female figure entwined with vines.  She carries a jug on her shoulder and holds an outstretched chalice.

The poster was designed by Walter Crane, RWS (1845-1915) in Britain.  

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