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Birthday Card

1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (printed)

One of 17 cards donated by Linda Underwood (née Gotts) that were given to her on her 1st birthday from family and friends. Linda turned one in March 1948 and the cards reflect the typography, imagery and graphic styles used for birthday cards in the 1940s.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Greeting Cards
Object type
Birthday card
Materials and techniques
Colour printed paper
Paper
Ink
Printing
Folding
Handwriting
Brief description
Printed 1st birthday card, England, 1948
Physical description
Colour printed birthday card showing a toy cupboard with toys on the shelves and spilling out onto the floor. A teddy bear peeps round a large number 1. Inside the card, the messages are printed and written.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.6cm
  • Card closed width: 11.3cm
  • Card open width: 22.7cm
Style
Mid 20th Century
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1 (printed on front of card)
  • BEST / WISHES / ON / YOUR / FIRST BIRTHDAY. / From _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / LOVE and kisses, / Baby dear, / Now you're / ONE YEAR old! / BIRTHDAY JOYS / I'm wishing YOU, / And through all / the future, too, / HAPPINESS untold! (Printed on inside of card)
  • Aunt - KATE / and / uncle Jack / much Best wishes / on your first Birthday / LINDA
Credit line
Given by Linda Underwood
Object history
This card is from great Aunt Kate and Uncle Jack, Linda's maternal grandmother's sister and brother in law.
Subject depicted
Birthday
Association
Birthday
Summary
One of 17 cards donated by Linda Underwood (née Gotts) that were given to her on her 1st birthday from family and friends. Linda turned one in March 1948 and the cards reflect the typography, imagery and graphic styles used for birthday cards in the 1940s.
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.587-2016

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Record createdMarch 2, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1386603/birthday-card-raphael-tuck/
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