Tin Box Containing a Piece of Wedding Cake Staff Sergeant J A Whelen, Royal Australian Engineers and Elizabeth McClure Accession Number: REL25352

Description

White cardboard box containing a hinged tin box. Inside this box is a piece of wedding cake. Printed on the outside of cardboard box is 'THE CUPID/ WEDDING CAKE BOX', surrounded by two cupids, three bells and scrolling. Marked in pen, at a later date, 'DAD & MUM'.

Contextual Description

Piece of wedding cake from the 1942 wedding of Staff Sergeant John Arnold Whelen, Royal Australian Engineers and Elizabeth McClure. They married at St John's Church at Reid, ACT.

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Accession Number
REL25352
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Tin; cardboard; ; Foodstuff – dry
Date Made
c 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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