Birthday Card

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Artist/Maker	The Regent Publishing Co. Ltd. (publishers)
Place of origin	Great Britain (published)

This postcard was sent to Joan Coldwell (née Boot) in 1929 on her 12th birthday while she was in hospital with a broken leg.

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Category	Children & Childhood
Object type	Birthday card
Materials and techniques	Printed card Card Ink Printing
Brief description	Birthday postcard, addressed to Miss Joan Boot, cover image depicts a black and white picture of a small bunch of flowers underneath a poem, possibly published by The Regent Publishing Co. Ltd., Great Britain, postmark is dated 14th March 1929.
Physical description	Birthday postcard addressed to Miss Joan Boot, sepia cover image depicts a picture of a small bunch of flowers underneath a poem. On the back of the postcard a message has been written. A red one penny stamp is stuck in the top right hand corner and the postmark has been stamped on top of it.
Dimensions	Height: 13.3cm Width: 8.7cm
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	'Every Good Birthday Wish. / May life on you shower / Fresh joys every hour, and give you delight / From morning till night' (Greeting printed on the front of the postcard) 'KINGSTON-ON-THAMES / 6PM / 14 MAR / 1929' (Postmark) 'Dear Joan. / Wishing you / many Happy Returns / of to-day. / from / Daddy / xxxxx' (Message written on back of postcard) 'Miss J. Boot / Ward C W / Kingston District / Hospital / Kingston Hill / Surrey / Local' (Address written on back of postcard) 'POST CARD / The ADDRESS only to be / written here. / This is a real photograph' (Printed on back of postcard)
Credit line	Given by Angela Moghabghab
Object history	This card is part of a collection donated by Angela Moghabghab to the Museum.
Summary	This postcard was sent to Joan Coldwell (née Boot) in 1929 on her 12th birthday while she was in hospital with a broken leg.
Other number	3360 - series number
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.672-2010

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Record created	January 31, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1177306/birthday-card-the-regent-publishing/

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