Wedding Invitation Suite: Large black envelope
date: label: Date
content: 2016
name: label: Designed by
content: Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978
label: Subject of
content: Shantrelle P. Lewis, American, born 1978
label: Subject of
content: Tony Oluwatoyin Lawson, born 1978
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
label: Cultural Place
content: Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.30.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: envelopes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2016 Hadiya Williams
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paper with ink and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 9 × 11 1/2 in. (22.8 × 29.2 cm)