In the center, a vignette showing a marriage ceremony. Below, two cupids hold a ribbon inscribed: "Come, lip to lip, in love's embrace / In me a faithful spirit trace / A life of love that will not die / Secure in its own constancy".
Credit: Gift of Hamill and Barker
c. 1850
Lithograph, embossed paper on embossed paper
1961-105-40
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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