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Object Name |
Invitation |
Date |
1878 |
Title |
[Invitation to the wedding of Ella Edwards and Willis Barton] |
Description |
Wedding invitation, printed in black script on a folded sheet of white paper, and original envelope with recipient's name handwritten in ink: "Mr. M. Van Name". The invitation reads, "Mrs. Webley J. Edwards, / requests the pleasure of your company, / at the marriage of her daughter, / Ella, / to / Willis Barton, / at her residence, / on Thursday February 28th 1878, / at twelve o'clock. / Richmond, Staten Island." The envelope has embossed lettering at one edge, "F.F. TAYLOR, STATIONER, 16 BROAD ST. N.Y." (Keywords: HRT, Marriage, Victorian) |
Ownership and History |
In 1878, Ella Edwards married Willis Barton, a stock broker who worked in Manhattan. After their wedding, the couple initially lived in Stapleton. They moved into the building now known as the Edwards-Barton House in 1892, and lived there with their five children: Samuel Edwards; Willis E.; Mary E.; Francis Keith; and Leroy. |
Earliest Date |
1878 |
Latest Date |
1878 |
Material |
Paper |
Subjects |
Ephemera Invitations Weddings |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Edwards, Webley J. Barton, Willis Barton, Ella Amelia (Edwards) |
Catalog Number |
X15.0001 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 2015. |
Legal Status |
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