- Photograph by
- Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, American, born 1951
- Printed by
- ModernAge Photographic Services, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1980; printed 2007
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 19 7/16 × 13 in. (49.4 × 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a young girl eating wedding cake. The girl is wearing a white dress with lace sleeves and is looking at the camera. She is holding her plate in her left hand and is eating cake with her right hand. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Daufuskie Island
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Topic
- Children
- Communities
- Marriage customs and rites
- Photography
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
- Object number
- 2014.310.60
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




