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The front of the card has a cut away section revealing the right hand border of the inside design. The front of the card depicts a mother and child dog, embracing and dressed as humans. There are presensts and balloons and flowers also depicted. 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LONDON NW10","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"PRINTED ON BACK OF CARD"},{"content":"with lots of Love / \r\nfrom / Aunty Eileen, Uncle Jimmy / Marilyn & Stephen / x x x x x / x x x","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"hand written in balc ink on the back of the card."}],"objectHistory":"One of 269 cards donated by Jennifer Leaver that have been given to her on her birthdays from 1-18 from family and friends.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Colour printed birthday card for a one year old, depicting cartoon dogs with birthday presents and balloons, given to Jennifer Leaver, printed by Brent Press Ltd., London, England, 1957.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[{"text":"birthday","id":"V488"}],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["B.345-2010"],"accessionNumberNum":"345","accessionNumberPrefix":"B","accessionYear":2010,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-01","recordCreationDate":"2011-01-06","availableToBook":false}}