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| Picture No | 10499603 |
| Date | 1863 |
| Description | Royal wedding 1863 - a cake of colossal proportions |
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One of the royal bridal cakes prepared by Mr. Bolland of Chester, which stood at nearly five feet high. All three tiers were ornately decorated, and surmounted by a temple embedded with orange blossom and silver leaves. The crowning glory is cupid supporting the Prince's coronet and a plume of ostrich feathers.
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| Source | Illustration in The Illustrated London News, 11th April 1863, page 418. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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