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The Wedding
A humorous depiction of a wedding. Two identically dressed black brides, possibly twin sisters, and their grooms – one tall and thin, the other short and stout – stand before the preacher with a small congregation to the right.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2437 |
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| Collection: | Fine art; Special collections |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | American School |
| Date made: | 1850, circa |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Frame: 394 mm x 542 mm x 66 mm;Overall: 290 mm x 440 mm |