Wedding Cake Figure

Wedding Cake Figure

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Description
Bride and groom standing arm-in-arm on a tall, square pedestal base, the groom holding a derby or top hat. The groom has brown-black hair and the bride has yellow-blonde hair; both figures have ivory pink-skinned faces and hands, black dots for eyes and red-brown lips. She wears a plain, white, long-sleeved gown and holds a red and green bouquet in her left hand; no headpiece or veil. He sports a black tuxedo with cutaway coat and white bowtie. Hollow cast with hole on underside; back of base stamped incuse or incised "Germany".
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
decoration, cake
Other Terms
Figure; Decoration
date made
1940 - 1950
place made
Germany
Physical Description
porcelain, bisque (overall material)
enamel (decoration material)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 6.6675 cm x 2.8575 cm
ID Number
1992.0090.08
catalog number
1992.0090.08
accession number
1992.0090
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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