Name/Title
Hand-painted porcelain vase of Iraline 'Dolly' Wilson, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2020.14.1Description
Acc. No. 20.14.1
Subject Category: Household decorative
Date or Period: Late 1890's-early 1900's
Object: Vase
Description: A hand painted vase with a floral design. It has a small “I.M.D.” signature and the inscription “GDA France”. The porcelain is attributed to Limoges.
Size: H-12”
History of Object: A beautifully hand painted vase that was willed to the museum by the late Iraline “Dolly” Wilson, who was a photographer at the Alameda Naval Air Station. This collection of hand painted porcelain vases, originally attributed to Mrs. Wilson's mother, Iraline Dunning, is now attributed to her grandmother, Ida Maude Dunning (nee Dittman, 1875-1957). The women moved to Alameda after WWII; Iraline A. Dunning-Acosta-Litster (1902-1988) and her daughter “Dolly” (Iraline) Wilson (1929-2020?) were longtime residents of Alameda, Dolly ultimately residing at 1105 Central Avenue.
Acquired from: Steven George Jones, executor of “Dolly” Wilson's estate.
Date: 02/16/2020Interpretative Labels
Label
5/25/2021 MvL: current sign:
HAND PAINTED
PORCELAIN
CIRCA 1900
Painted by Iraline M. Dunning,
the mother of the donor,
Iraline “Dolly” Wilson
