Birthday Card
1964 (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 paper with cut out pop out. |
| Brief description | Colour printed pop up birthday card with an illustration of a girl dancing on a stage wearing ballet shoes and a tutu, printed in Great Britain for Mason's Alpha series, 1964, given to Jennifer Leaver (nee Davies) on her eighth birthday. |
| Physical description | Colour printed pop up birthday card with an illustration of a girl dancing on a stage wearing ballet shoes and a tutu, and pop out of the girl inside. Printed greeting on front and inside, and handwritten greeting on inside. One piece of paper folded in four. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Jennifer Leaver |
| Object history | One of 269 cards donated by Jennifer Leaver (née Davies) that have been given to her on her birthdays from 1-18 from family and friends. |
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| 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.465-2010 |
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| Record created | June 28, 2011 |
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