hand cut metal cinema marquee letters express was first commanded by

express was first commanded by lieutenant wentworth parsons Croke of falmouth between 31 January 1836 to 1840

a large antique african efik hand embossed brass charger

pierhead artist or painter is the term usually given to a self taught artist who specialised in painting ship portraits for the men and women who sailed them

Hannah woodman's paintings are held in private and public collections both in the uk and internationally

picture size h230mm x w 210mm

hand cut metal cinema marquee letters express was first commanded bylarge l and m hand cut metal cinema marquee letters letter height 325 mm a large l and m made of metal and dating from the mid 1930's to the mid 1940's. the letters would have originally been part of an alphabet placed on the marquee of a London west end cinema to spell out the name of the production on show at the time.