Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: Marriage Procession At Blue Cloud Creek

Still, a bridal chair waits on a lawn while the whole village crowds to see it

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. Tinted by hand, a outdoor scene with a decorated sedan chair, a throng of figures in blue and red, large leafy trees, and a pavilion roof at right. Hazy hills lie behind. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.7 high.

The chair is the star and the crowd knows it.