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Maid of Honor and Bride in slippers

Object Details

Description
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a bride and her maid of honor. The maid of honor is wearing wearing a one-shoulder sleeveless dress and sandals. She is holding three flowers in her left hand. The bride is standing behind her wearing a dress and veil. Her bouquet is partialy hidden behind the maid of honor's arm. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, American, born 1951
Printed by
ModernAge Photographic Services, American
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1980; printed 2007
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 19 7/16 × 13 in. (49.4 × 33 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
digital prints
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