Wedding Invitation Suite: Maroon invitation envelope: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Maroon envelope that held gold sleeve [2018.30.1g] and wedding invitation [2018.30.1e] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. On the back rectangular flap is a circular, gold ink stamp. The inner circle has a large central letter [Z], with the date surrounding, [11/19/ 20/16]. The lining of the envelope is white with a gold basket weave pattern.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2016
• Designed by: Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978
• Subject of: Shantrelle P. Lewis, American, born 1978
• Subject of: Tony Oluwatoyin Lawson, born 1978
• Type: envelopes
• Medium: paper with ink and adhesive
• Dimensions: L x W: 9 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (24.2 × 10.5 cm)
• Place made: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Cultural Place: Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
• Cultural Place: Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Graphic design
• Object number: 2018.30.1f
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hadiya Williams
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 2016 Hadiya Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.