Wedding Cake
Artist
Maker unknown
Date1880
MediumCake, brown paper, string
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8in. (3.7 x 11.4 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsUNCLASSIFIABLE ARTIFACTS
Credit LineCatherine Merriam Estate Bequest
Terms
Object number73.128.41
DescriptionWedding cake of / John F. Calder / + / Adelaide S. Walcott / June 15th 1880(located inside the tin box: 73.128.44)
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Label TextTraditionally, nineteenth-century wedding cakes were dark, rich, fruit cakes. Cutting the cake was the climax of the reception. The cake was not, however, served at the reception. Instead, small pieces of cake were boxed and each guest was invited to take a box home.
This piece of cake is from the wedding of John F. Calder and Adelaide S. Walcott, June 15, 1880.
