Birthday Card
c.1957 (printed)
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Jennifer Leaver has kept every single birthday card she ever received and she has given the Museum the first eighteen years worth. Jennifer was born in the mid 1950s and the collection provides a snapshot of the changing designs of cards during this period of change and development in the history of childhood. It is fascinating to observe different trends dependent on the age Jennifer was in each particular year. The cards demonstrate the interests of a girl growing up at this time, from cute and cuddly animals to parties and music.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | colour printed card |
| Brief description | Colour printed birthday card for a one year old, image includes cartoon woodland creaures delivery birthday post, given to Jennifer Leaver, printed by the House of Storey, Great Britain, 1957. |
| Physical description | Birthday card made of thin card folded into quarters. The front image is printed in colour and depicts woodland creatures posting birthday cards in to a letter box in a tree.there is a gilt number one in the front top right hand corner. The inside section of the card depicts a woodpecker as a postman delivering the post to a front door. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jennifer Leaver |
| Object history | One of 269 cards donated by Jennifer Leaver that have been given to her on her birthdays from 1-18 from family and friends. |
| Summary | Jennifer Leaver has kept every single birthday card she ever received and she has given the Museum the first eighteen years worth. Jennifer was born in the mid 1950s and the collection provides a snapshot of the changing designs of cards during this period of change and development in the history of childhood. It is fascinating to observe different trends dependent on the age Jennifer was in each particular year. The cards demonstrate the interests of a girl growing up at this time, from cute and cuddly animals to parties and music. |
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| Accession number | B.343-2010 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2011 |
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