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Greetings Card

1930-1950
Place of origin

Rectangular folder card (portrait format) decorated with pink ribbon. Front: colour printed illustration of a baby in a basket cradle with ribbons, flowers and bluebirds, lettered in black with greeting "Congratulations! / To the / Proud Parents. Inside: lettered with verse and greeting in black, handwritten inscription in blue ink.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Folded paper with letterpress and lithography, ribbon.
Brief description
New baby card, British, 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (portrait format) decorated with pink ribbon. Front: colour printed illustration of a baby in a basket cradle with ribbons, flowers and bluebirds, lettered in black with greeting "Congratulations! / To the / Proud Parents. Inside: lettered with verse and greeting in black, handwritten inscription in blue ink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 11.5cm
Content description
A baby in a swinging basket cradle, ribbons, flowers and bluebirds.
Credit line
Given by Jenny Tuck
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.469-2011

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Record createdAugust 23, 2011
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