Wedding Procession - Bridal Chair

Item

Title
Wedding Procession - Bridal Chair
Caption
Part of a Wedding Procession. Coming up our Jenshow house front walk. The girl was to marry Soper's cook. He never saw her till she got out of the sedan chair. The "Flowery Chair" - The bride is carried by four men (another behind).
Identifier
WFC_056
Description
Three men are seen carrying a bridal chair with the bride hidden inside. The chair is adorned with silk panels and other indiscernible decorations. The hills surrounding Renshou can be seen in the background.
Commentary
In traditional Chinese weddings, the bride is carried from her birth home to that of the groom's family, where the couple will reside. Since the marriages were arranged by the families, the bride and groom may never have met before the ceremony.
Creator
Samuel Soper
Date Created
c1920
Location
Renshou, Sichuan
Geonames
https://www.geonames.org/1797176/renshou-xian.html
Relation
Wedding Procession - Dowry Pillows
Wedding Procession - Embroidery Dowry
Is Part Of
Donald Earl Willmott's Blue Brocade Album
Provenance
Passed down from K & E Willmott to Don Willmott, and then to Cory Willmott. Digitized in 2008 by Elizabeth Willmott.
Access Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2024-11-20
Contributor
Cory Willmott
Type
Still Image
Item sets
Willmott Family Archives
Media
WFC_056_LEW-Jenshow-bridal-sedanchair.bmp

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Title Class
Wedding Procession - Dowry Pillows Image
Wedding Procession - Embroidery Dowry Image