Name/Title
Marble statue 'Venus of the Bath', souvenir from a Meyers family Italian tripEntry/Object ID
1994.49.1Description
ACC. NO. 94.49.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
OBJECT: STATUE
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
DESCRIPTION:
WHITE-COLORED CARVED MARBLE STATUE ENTITLED, "VENUS OF THE BATH" --- NUDE FEMALE FIGURE ACCOMPANIED BY DOLPHINS AND CHERUBS STANDING ON A CIRCULAR BASE.
SIZE: H 27"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
AN ITALIAN MARBLE STATUE BROUGHT BACK FROM EUROPE AS A SOUVENIR BY THE MEYERS FAMILY. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY WILLED TO MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY, OAKLAND, AND GIVEN TO THE MEYERS HOUSE AND GARDEN MUSEUM.
DONOR:
MR ROELAND WYDOGEN
c/o MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY
5000 PIEDMONT AVE
OAKLAND, CA 94611
DATE: DECEMBER 24, 1994
