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Wedding Cake

Collection Type

  • Relics and souvenirs

Date

1919

GUSN

GUSN-9966

Description

Square ivory cardboard box, containing a piece of cake wrapped in wax paper. The cake is dried and crumbling.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tokens
commemoratives
weddings
cake (food)
weddings
Wedding
Token, Commemorative

Inscription

In graphite, on bottom of box: ""Mama and papas/ Wedding Cake/ June 11-1919""

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Pauline Condon

Accession Number

1996.18

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Pauline Cashman Condon Wedding Collection, 1918 - 1919 Accession Number

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