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Box Wrapper for Wedding Ceremony_detail

UnknownKorea, 19th century

Sookmyung Women’s University Museum

Sookmyung Women’s University Museum
Seoul, South Korea

In the traditional Korean wedding, there was a custom that the family of the groom sent a box of wedding gifts to the house of a bride. This wrapper was used to wrap up the box with. Wrappers were adorned with the designs that expressed the wishes that newly-married couple be blessed and live long.

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  • Title: Box Wrapper for Wedding Ceremony_detail
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: Korea, 19th century
  • Location Created: Rep. of Korea
  • Physical Dimensions: l137 ㎝
  • Type: Embroidery
  • Rights: Sookmyung Women's University Museum
Sookmyung Women’s University Museum

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