Wedding Invitation Suite: RSVP token: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

RSVP token found in the maroon envelope [2018.30.1f] designed by Hadiya Williams for the wedding of Shantrelle Lewis and Oluwatoyin Lawson. The gold circle token has an outer circle with linear designs and text on the right reading [CODE 71740]. The inner circle has silhouettes of a man on the left and woman with an afro hairstyle on the right, both in profile and facing each other. Below the silhouettes, three lines join to make a "V" shape design with the letter [Z] in the center, surrounded by the wedding date, [11/19 / 20/16]. The text above the silhouettes read [RSVP by September 15] the text below has the wedding website, [www.jollofandjambalaya.com\]. The back of the RSVP token is blank.

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: reply cards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (6.3 × 6.3 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: 2018.30.1h
• 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.