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Birthday Card

ca. 1944 (published)
Artist/Maker
Alpha Series (publishers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

This card was sent to Angela Moghabghab (née Coldwell) on her first birthday in 1944.

Object details

Category
Children & Childhood
Object type
Birthday card
Materials and techniques
Colour printed paper
Paper
Ink
Colour Printing
Brief description
Birthday card, depicting a girl in a pink dress lying in a bed holding a teddy bear, inside is a greeting, published by Alpha Series, Great Britain, sent in 1944.
Physical description
Birthday card depicting a girl in a pink dress lying in a bed holding a teddy bear, inside is a greeting. Card is made from one sheet folded twice.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.2cm
  • Width: 10.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Happy Birthday / Greeting / on your / 1st / Birthday' (Printed on front of card)
  • '1 / One little, glad little Birthday / To a dear little, sweet little one / May life hold in store a great many more / The happiest under the sun.' (Printed inside)
  • 'from / Auntie + Uncle Shaddy / with lots of love' (Written on reverse)
  • '"ALPHA" / SERIES / BRITISH' (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 card was sent to Angela Moghabghab (née Coldwell) on her first birthday in 1944.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.697-2010

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1191255/birthday-card-alpha-series/
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