Wedding Invitation

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Artist/Maker	Punjabi Press (printers) Koria, K. (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Folded wedding invitation card for a Sikh wedding held in Stoke Newington, London, 19 August 1989. The cover design shows a Sikh man and woman wearing Sikh wedding attire. Inside the card there is a programme for the wedding with details of the wedding day set within a cusped or scalloped arch design printed in red. A gold and red tassel is attached to the card.

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Categories	Prints Stationery Marriage Religion
Object type	Wedding invitation
Materials and techniques	Colour half-tone, embossed letter press, and tassel Paper Tassel Half-Tone Letterpress Embossing
Brief description	Wedding invitation after a design by K. Koria, to a Sikh wedding held in Stoke Newington, colour half-tone print, letterpress, and tassel, printed by Punjabi Press, London, 1989
Physical description	Folded wedding invitation card for a Sikh wedding held in Stoke Newington, London, 19 August 1989. The cover design shows a Sikh man and woman wearing Sikh wedding attire. Inside the card there is a programme for the wedding with details of the wedding day set within a cusped or scalloped arch design printed in red. A gold and red tassel is attached to the card.
Dimensions	Card, folded height: 22.1cm Card, folded width: 15.2cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions	'K. Koria' (Signed on the cover illustration) 'Printed by Punjabi Press Southall' (Lettered on the programme)
Subject depicted	Wedding Dresses
Associated objects	E.1845:2-1991 (Part) E.1845:3-1991 (Part)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1845:1-1991

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Record created	March 2, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195563/wedding-invitation-koria-k/

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