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Birthday Card

ca. 1944 (published)
Artist/Maker
Art-Photo Cards (publishers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

This card was sent to Angela Moghabghab on her first birthday in 1944.


Object details

Category
Children & Childhood
Object type
Birthday card
Materials and techniques
Colour printed card
Card
Ink
Colour Printing
Brief description
Birthday postcard, in the shape of a '1', depicting a child in a pink hooded coat, with a greeting printed above her head, published by Art-Photo Cards, Great Britain, sent in 1944.
Physical description
Birthday postcard in the shape of a '1', depicting a child in a pink hooded coat with a greeting printed above her head. There are an assortment of blue, red and yellow flowers below the child's hands. Greeting written on reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FIRST / Birthday Greetings / Baby only One Year Old, / Dearer daily may you grow; / May your fingers firmly hold / All the / hearts / that love / you so' (Greeting printed on front)
  • 'To Our dear little Angela / with much love + best wishes / for 3.10.44 / From Auntie Maude / 5' (Written on reverse)
  • 'ART-PHOTO CARDS / PRINTED IN / GREAT BRITAIN' (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 on her first birthday in 1944.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.695-2010

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1191257/birthday-card-art-photo-cards/
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