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Baby's Weight Card

ca.1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baby's weight card, of thin buff-coloured card printed in black with table of columns for recording a baby's weight in pounds and ounces (obverse); and spaces for recording weight month by month, birthdate, birth weight, dates of Christening, first tooth, mobility and first word (reverse).

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed card
Brief description
Baby's weight card issued by Glaxo; United Kingdom, ca.1919
Physical description
Baby's weight card, of thin buff-coloured card printed in black with table of columns for recording a baby's weight in pounds and ounces (obverse); and spaces for recording weight month by month, birthdate, birth weight, dates of Christening, first tooth, mobility and first word (reverse).
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Closed width: 14.7cm
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Given to the donor's mother, Margaret McQueen Grant-Govan (née Hamilton) upon the birth of her second child, Enid Margaret (the donor) on 15/09/1919.
Collection
Accession number
B.20-1993

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Record createdApril 19, 2000
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