Gracestone Calligraphics

Technical Info

This is rendered on a full sheet of Stonehenge white paper (22" x 30"), using Copperplate Script lettering and including gouache illustrations. It contains 180 signature/witness lines.

The illustrations feature the clients' favorite flowers of Bleeding Heart, Iris, and Columbine... all growing on their property, Saranam Farm, in Boston, Virginia. The tree emblem at the top represents a Hickory specimen found behind the main house -- one of the oldest Hickory trees found in Virginia. The panoramic illustration at the bottom depicts the couple's two horses and the main house.

A custom folder was made to house and preserve the document, using Japanese unryu and mulberry papers and satin ribbon ties. Its final size is 24" x 32"; its underlying structure is made from double layers of Crescent Museum Rag matboard.

Other Wedding Certificates:

Smith-Evans
Tate-Forster
Terrell-Giandomenico
Winters-Jones

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Smith-Blair Project

Photos of the calligraphy and illustrations featured on the Smith-Blair Wedding Certificate.