Object Details
- Description
- This wedding cake figure reflects the changing styles of cake toppers through the 20th century. In the early 1900s, figures were made in limited styles and most figures were depicted in formal wedding attire. Grooms wore tuxedos with tails, and brides had long veils. After 1950, cake figures were shown in a greater variety of wedding attire, and began to reflect the physical features of the bride and groom. The couple on this cake figure have light-brown hair, probably similar to the real couple.
- 1950s-1980s
- ID Number
- 1992.0090.03
- catalog number
- 1992.0090.03
- accession number
- 1992.0090
- catalog number
- 1992.90.3
- Object Name
- figure
- Other Terms
- figure; Decoration
- Physical Description
- ceramic (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 11.2 cm x 5.5 cm; 4 7/16 in x 2 3/16 in
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Food
- Family & Social Life
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- Exhibition
- Exhibit:
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1098840
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-67a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
