Birthday Card
1948 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
One of 17 cards donated by Linda Underwood (née Gotts) that were given to her on her 1st birthday from family and friends. Linda turned one in March 1948 and the cards reflect the typography, imagery and graphic styles used for birthday cards in the 1940s.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Colour printed paper |
| Brief description | Printed 1st birthday card, England, 1948 |
| Physical description | Colour printed birthday card showing a child dressed as royalty, cutting into a large pie on a table. Inside the card is a picture of a pie filled with singing blackbirds and two surprised children along with a verse inspired by the 'Sing a Song of Sixpence' rhyme. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Style | |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Linda Underwood |
| Subject depicted | |
| Association | |
| Summary | One of 17 cards donated by Linda Underwood (née Gotts) that were given to her on her 1st birthday from family and friends. Linda turned one in March 1948 and the cards reflect the typography, imagery and graphic styles used for birthday cards in the 1940s. |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.596-2016 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | March 2, 2017 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
