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Princess Louise's wedding cake, 21 March 1871

Mar 1871

Albumen print | 28.5 x 19.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2905653

Photograph of the wedding cake made for Princess Louise's wedding. The cake is four tier and shaped like a tower. The cake is topped by a classical female figure.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)

  • 28.5 x 19.8 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Ethnology
        • Social customs
          • Marriage
            • Royal Weddings
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Home economics
        • Food, Cooking & Dishes
          • Cakes
            • Wedding cakes
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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