Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Wedding Invitation Suite: Large black envelope
2016
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Large, black envelope that held the wedding invitation suite designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The envelope is blank except for a circular, gold ink stamp on the front. The outer circle reads [Shantrelle & Oluwatoyin / New Orleans, LA]. The inner circle has a large central letter [Z], with the date surrounding, [11/19/ 20/16]. The back of the envelope has a large, triangular flap that extends to the bottom and is held closed by a gold sticker with a lion insignia. The lion is in silhouette standing on its hind legs, one leg rests on a crescent moon while his arms hold a sun with radiating rays.
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Catalog reference: 2018.30.1a
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