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Title
Roman marriage
Names
Miger, Simon Charles (Engraver)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Marriage customs - Ancient

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1784
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC MARRI-Anc
Topics
Marriage -- To 499
tablets
styluses
Scrolls
Weddings -- Rome -- To 499
Carts & wagons -- To 499
Genres
Book illustrations
Notes
Source note: From Costume des anciens peuples, à l'usage des artistes. Dandré-Bardon, Michel François ; 1700-1783 ; author. Paris : Alexandre Jombert, 1784-1785. 2 v. Nouvelle édition rédigée par M. Cochin.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 28 x 20.8 cm
Stains on image.
Description
Bride and groom join hands in an oath of fidelity before the bride's pronuba, or matron of honor, upper right. Styluses, scrolls and tablets used to record the terms of the marriage agreement, top left. Wagon used to conduct the bride and her relatives and friends to her new husband's house, bottom.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17706513
Barcode: 33333159468046
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e30e1890-c556-012f-7082-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1784: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Roman marriage" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1784. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-d0c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Roman marriage" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-d0c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1784). Roman marriage Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-d0c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Roman marriage