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Birthday Card

ca. 1929 (published)
Artist/Maker
Birn Bros Ltd (publishers)
Place of origin
London (published)

This postcard was sent to Joan Coldwell (née Boot) in 1929 on her 12th birthday.

Object details

Category
Children & Childhood
Object type
Birthday card
Materials and techniques
Colour printed card
Card
Ink
Colour Printing
Brief description
Birthday postcard, addressed to Miss Joan Boot, cover image depicts two yellow daffodils and an hour glass beside a poem, Birn Bos Ltd, London, postmark dated 14th March 1929.
Physical description
Birthday postcard addressed to Miss Joan Boot, cover image depicts two yellow daffodils and an hour glass beside a poem. On the back of the postcard a message has been written. A green half penny stamp is stuck in the top right hand corner and the postmark has been stamped on top of it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.0cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Time may / smile / Or Time / may sigh, / But / remembrance / cannot / die. / All Happiness on / your Birthday' (Greeting printed on the front of the postcard)
  • 'KINGSTON-ON-THAMES / 14 MAR / 1929' (Postmark)
  • 'With love, from your / friend / W. Hatch' (Message written on back of postcard)
  • 'Miss Joan Boot / 222 Canbury Park Road / Kingston-on-Thames / Surrey' (Address written on back of postcard)
  • 'POST CARD / FOR ADDRESS ONLY' (Printed on back of postcard)
  • 'BIRN BORS, LTD., London, Melbourne, (?) Toronto. / British Manufacture. "Thoughts of Thee Series, No. 778' (Publishing details printed on reverse)
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.
Other number
778 - Series number
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.673-2010

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Record createdJanuary 31, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1177307/birthday-card-birn-bros-ltd/
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