Wedding Cake Figure

Description:

Bride and groom standing arm-in-arm; no base. Both figures have red-brown hair and brows, pink cheeks, fine-lined black eyes and red lips. She wears a white gown with flutter-sleeved peplum top accented by a bow cascading down front, pooled train, and long gloves; no headpiece, veil or bouquet. He sports a black tuxedo with buttoned cutaway coat and white necktie, gloves and boutonniere. Hollow cast; underside is stamped next to hole "JAPAN" in black.

Date Made: 1920 - 1930ca 1930

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Japan

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0090.06Catalog Number: 1992.0090.06Accession Number: 1992.0090

Object Name: decoration, cakeOther Terms: Figure; Decoration

Physical Description: porcelain, bisque (overall material)enamel (decoration material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 2.2225 cm x 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6a2e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1098843

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.