Name/Title
Doll carriage of Sylvia and Linda Zanaria, early 1900Entry/Object ID
2016.6.2Description
ACC. NO. 16.6.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TOYS
DATE OR PERIOD: EARLY 1900
OBJECT: CARRIAGE, DOLL
DESCRIPTION: A DOLL CARRIAGE CONSISTING OF A METAL FRAME AND FOUR WHEELS IN WHAT APPEARS TO POSSIBLY BE A METAL FRAME AND WHEELS WITH CREAM COLORED PAINT. UPON INVESTIGATING FURTHER, ONE CAN DEDUCT THAT THE OBJECT WAS ORIGINALLY A DARK COLORED CREAM PAINT. THE HAND GRIP IS LATHE TURNED HANDLE GRIP; SEAT AND HAND-GRABS ARE IN NEUTRAL WOOD FINISHED IN A LIGHT COLORED OAK STAIN AND VARNISH. THE BACKREST AND SUPPORT BELOW THE SEAT ARE WOVEN IN LARGE SIZE WICKER WITH ORNATE TURNINGS BELOW THE SEAT. THE WHEELS HAVE ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHER. THE DOLL CARRIAGE APPEARS TO HAVE NO SIGNATURE NOR DATE OF MANUFACTURE. SEAT IS MADE OF VARNISHED WOOD
SIZE: SEAT: L 26" x H 28" x W 8-1/2" x D 7-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: DOLL CARRIAGE OWNED AND PLAYED WITH BY SYLVIA AND LINDA, DAUGHTERS OF ANTONIA AND GIOVANNI ZANARIA.
DONOR: ALAMEDA MUSEUM, ESTATE PURCHASE
CATALOGED: JANUARY 9, 2016