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Birthday Card

1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour printed card
Brief description
Printed 1st birthday card, England, 1948
Physical description
Colour printed 3D birthday card showing a nursery scene with two children and toys, and a large gold coloured number 1 on the right hand side. On the outside of a card flap is a printed rhyme and on the inside of the flap is a hand written message.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Card closed width: 16.3cm
  • Card open width: 23.3cm
  • Card open as 3 d depth: 3.5cm
Style
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Best WISHES / Teddy-Bear is / happy / The Nursery's full / of fun / Everything's going / to be lovely / Because to-day / you're ONE (Printed on the outside of the card flap)
  • To / From (Printed inside a scroll, on the inside of the card flap)
  • LINDA. / AUNT ANNIE (Hand written on the inside of the card flap)
Credit line
Given by Linda Underwood
Object history
This card is from Annie, a close neighbour of Linda's in Stepney.
Subject depicted
Association
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
Accession number
B.591-2016

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Record createdMarch 2, 2017
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