Marriage of Vere Hobart to Donald Cameron
Wedding invitation for Captain Donald Cameron XXIII (1796–1859) and Vere Catherine Louisa Hobart (1803–1888) on September 19th 1832. Engraved text with embossed border showing entwined Scotish thistles and English roses, representing the union of marrage and their respective heritages.
The card contains a stamped inscription of “Dobbs”. Henry Dobbs ran a firm of embossers, engravers and ‘ornamental stationers to the King’. They pioneered the use of decorative blind stamping for decorating invitation cards. The company was active throughout the 19th century in a series of partnerships.
Embossing and engraving (text), with hand-gilded border around the edge of the card. Embelished with the Cameron family seal.
Object details
| Object Type | Invitation |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Creator | Thomas Love |
| Creation date | 2018 |
| Project | Gentleman Jack |
| Copyright | © Lookout Point / HBO |
About this object record
This object was created as a prop or piece of scenic set dressing for a film or television production. It is neither an historic original or an object from the archives but a carefully crafted fake designed to entertain.