Hand-painted Bridal Shower Place Card for Fisher-Wilson wedding, 1911

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Hand-painted Bridal Shower Place Card for Fisher-Wilson wedding, 1911

Entry/Object ID

1985.38.32

Scope and Content

Acc. No. 85.38.32 Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda Date or Period: 1911 Object: Table place card Description: Heart shaped place card, hand painted in watercolors, inscribed "Myrtle Fisher-Sidney Wilson, April 22nd, 1911, topped by a cupid wearing a dunce cap. Size: L-2 1/2 x W-2 inches. History of Object: Place card from the bridal shower of Myrtle Fisher upon her marriage to Sidney Wilson in 1911. Miss. Fisher was the daughter of B. L. Fisher (of Combs & Fisher-City Market) and a member of an old-time Alameda family. Acquired from: Robert A. Wilson Date: 9-18-85