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The bridal dance [graphic] / J.H. Goater del ; N. Orr Co. sc.
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Creator
N. Orr & Co. engraver.
Contributor
Goater, John H.
Title
The bridal dance [graphic] / J.H. Goater del ; N. Orr Co. sc.
Publisher
[London and New York: s.n]
Publisher
ENGLAND. London. 1861
Date
[1861]
Physical Description
1 print: wood engraving; image 8 x 13 cm. (3.25 x 5.25 in)
Description
Engraving depicts a fictional episode from Chapter IV, "Christmas." The scene takes place on Fairfax Plantation on Christmas day. The newly married couple, Jim and July, dance merrily to the music of fiddles, banjos, and tamborines, while other slaves look on. The pair are still dressed in their wedding attire: July is described as "resplendent in a white dress, white cotton gloves, a string of mock-pearls about her neck, and a wreath of silver flowers about her head," while Jim wears "a gorgeous waistcoat, had a sprig of flowers in the button-hole of his coat, and also sported white cotton gloves." According to the text, a bonfire provided the illumination for these festivities, which grew gayer as evening turned into night.
Is part of
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885. Maum Guinea, and her plantation "children." London: Beadle and Company, 44 Paternoster Row; New York: Beadle and Company, 141 William Street, 1861.
Notes
Illustration in Metta Victoria Fuller Victor's Maum Guinea, and her plantation "children" (London: Beadle and Company,44 Paternoster Row; New York: Beadle and Company, 141 William Street, 1861), p. 46.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life.
Subject
African Americans -- Marriage.
Slaves -- Social life and customs -- Louisiana.
Slaves -- Dance.
Christmas.
Fictitious characters.
Genre
Wood engravings -- 1860-1870.
Book illustrations -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1861 Victo 70421.O p 46
Accession number
70421.O
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