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02-048; Portrait of a Bride and Groom

1880-1889
Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs
Denison, Iowa, United States
Cabinet Card c. 1884-1888
Photographer: A.F. Trone, Denison, Iowa
Size: 4.25" x 6.5"

A Denison, Iowa, wedding takes place, sometime in the 1800s, in the family parlor, which is festooned with floral wreaths and flowers. The bride and groom are photographed by A. F. Trone. The table is draped with a Crazy quilt, typically found in Victorian parlors.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).

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