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Greetings Card

1945-1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Waldorf Greeting Cards (Printed and published)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour printed ilusration of a girl reading a diary, lettered within the design I've REMEMBERED-. Inside: colour printed illustration of the girl with an envelope, chasing a pillar box which is running away, lettered within the design YOUR BIRTHDAY / and wish you / Many Happy Returns / MUST DASH / NOW AND CATCH / THE POST!, inscribed with handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: serial number and logo printed in black.

Object details

Category
Greeting Cards
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
Lithography on paper
Brief description
Birthday card, Britain, 20th century.
Physical description
Rectangular folder card (portrait format). Front: colour printed ilusration of a girl reading a diary, lettered within the design I've REMEMBERED-. Inside: colour printed illustration of the girl with an envelope, chasing a pillar box which is running away, lettered within the design YOUR BIRTHDAY / and wish you / Many Happy Returns / MUST DASH / NOW AND CATCH / THE POST!, inscribed with handwritten greeting in blue ink. Back: serial number and logo printed in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm
  • Width: 12.6cm
Content description
Front: girl looking in a diary. Inside: girl with envelope, chasing a pillar box.
Credit line
Given by Janet Mayer
Subjects depicted
Girls
Diaries
Envelopes
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.596-2012

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Record createdSeptember 28, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1273272/greetings-card-waldorf-greeting-cards/
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