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Victoria, the Princess Royal's wedding cake

1858

Albumen print | 20.2 x 16.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2905602

Photograph of the wedding cake made for the marriage of Victoria, Princess Royal and Crown Prince Friedrich of Prussia. The cake is highly ornamental and features decorations modelled on neo-classical sculptures.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901)
    Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-88)

  • 20.2 x 16.1 cm (whole object)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • 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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