{"title":"Cards","description":"\u003cp\u003eSend the most theatrical of greetings to your friends and family with our selection of cards created from images in the Pollock's Toy Museum archive. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"edwardian-nursery-scene-the-dolls-tea-party-card","title":"The Dolls' Tea Party, Edwardian nursery scene, Greetings Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little girl holds a tea party for her dolls in this nostalgic Edwardian nursery scene painted by Edytha Mary Goodwin (b. 1882).\u003c\/strong\u003e Greetings card, blank inside for your own message, and supplied with a high quality envelope by Baddeley Brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 16 x 11 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage reproduced courtesy of the Maas Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold in aid of Pollock's Toy Museum Trust Registered Charity no. 313622.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pollock's Toy Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48382820909384,"sku":"","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3551\/6488\/files\/edwardianteaparty.jpg?v=1714051480"},{"product_id":"amazing-mini-wartime-cardboard-theatre-photograph-by-famous-photographer-edwin-smith","title":"Wartime toy theatre photograph by renowned English photographer Edwin Smith, Greetings Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFold out greetings card showing a card theatre made by renowned English photographer Edwin Smith, who loved toy theatres. 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