Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Victoria, the Princess Royal's wedding cake
1858Albumen 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)
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
- Marriage
- Social customs
- Ethnology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Home economics
- Food, Cooking & Dishes
- Cakes
- Wedding cakes
- Cakes
- Food, Cooking & Dishes
- Home economics
- Social sciences