Historical information

The decorative assembly from the top of the wedding cake of Archibald Burke and Eleanor McKew of St Arnaud, married in 1902. Typical of the period, the elaborate construction of floral and symbolic objects with partial shield originally carrying Australian Coat of Arms and Advance Australia. Much of the wax and icing items have disintegrated over the years but some such as the clasped hands, shoe, rising sun and paper floral motifs remain.

Significance

Representative of a style of decoration for top of wedding cakes c.1900 no longer in practice.

Physical description

construction of floral motifs with symbolic shoes, clasped hands and other symbols of marriage and Australia all under glass dome on a circular wooden base.

Inscriptions & markings

Nil