Name/Title
Cowry Seashell decoration of the Clinton family.Entry/Object ID
1994.42.17Description
Acc. No. 94.42.17
Subject Category: Household
Date or Period: Unknown
Object: Sea shell
Description:
Seashell (cowry type) in three tones of brown color in a tortoise shell effect.
Size: H-1 1/2" x W-3"
History of Object:
A seashell that served as a decoration belonging to the Clinton family, early African-American family of Alameda.
Acquired from: Albert Stefani,
Date: 11-19-1994Interpretative Labels
Label
7/12/2020 MvL: current label in display cabinet:
EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN
RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA
Photographs and other objects from the Clinton family that settled here in 1889. In 1912 they purchased their own residence on Morton St.
