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Birthday Card

1953 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (printed)

The token sending of first birthday cards can be compared to the sending of christening cards as both are used to mark significant events in a child's early life, and are often kept as mementoes for later life.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Greeting Cards
Object type
Birthday card
Materials and techniques
Colour printed paper
Paper
Colour Printing Ink
Full-Colour Printing
Brief description
A First Birthday card printed in England in 1953
Physical description
The front of the card has a cut out picture of a blue bird in its nest covered with a pink blanket and a number one at the bottom of the nest, which unfolds to reveal the birthday message inside which reads 'Happy One Year Old. Wake up, sweet Darling your birthday is here, now you have reached one wonderful year! May every fond joy which makes your world gay, shine like the sun through this very glad day. To Dear Little Brian with lots of love and kisses from Aunty Maud and Uncle Bob God bless you, little Darling xxxxx'
Dimensions
  • Width: 13.5cm
  • Height: 15cm
Credit line
Given by Brian Steed
Object history
Given to the donor, Brian Steed, on his first birthday in December 1953
Summary
The token sending of first birthday cards can be compared to the sending of christening cards as both are used to mark significant events in a child's early life, and are often kept as mementoes for later life.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.72-2009

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1137404/birthday-card-unknown/
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