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ORIGINAL TITLE: Cuarteto de Amor Filial
MATERIAL: Silk
DIMENSIONS: 18 cm x 13.5 cm.
COMPONENTS: Printed on silk, decorative borders with silver thread. Includes the wedding annunciation card.
NOTES: This silk engraving is amazing. Once in a while I discover little gems like this which make me very happy. The condition is flawless, that is really the unbelievable part.
LANGUAGE
Spanish
REFERENCE EXTERNAL LINKS: Similar object

ITEM ID: 3560
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Matrimony Present from Newlyweds

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DATE
Year: 1825
Decade: 1820s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Notes: December, 1825.

Matrimony present given by the newlyweds – printed on silk with decorative silver-thread borders. This engraving is most likely unique. It seems it was made for a wedding as it has a card that announces the wedding between Daniel Barquera and Maria Carrasco dated December 1825. The engraving itself has a poem signed by the groom, and it seems that it was meant for his mother (it starts with “Amorosa mama…”).

The family was probably a very rich one, as these things weren’t at all common back then. A whole plate had to be made just to make this single engraving.