Name/Title
'Souvenir of Alameda' porcelain plate, c. 1906-1910Entry/Object ID
1985.85.1Description
Acc. No. 85.85.1
Subject Category: Household, Porcelain
Date or Period: C. 1906-1910
Object: Plate
Description:
Porcelain plate with transfer design (scenes) accentuated with hand painting. The plate has a decorative caption stating "Souvenir of Alameda, Calif." Porcelain unmarked (most likely of German manufacture).
Size: C-8 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Plate "Souvenir of Alameda, California," depicting views of the city (City Hall, High School, Public Library, houseboats, and a residential street scene). The plate originally belonged to Annie Anderson Davies Cox, born Bay Farm Island, Alameda, 1885. She was the mother of the donor.
Note: The following collection of objects are from the Anderson family and their descendants, pioneers of Bay Farm Island, Alameda. The Andersons settled there in 1872 and farmed some 4 or 5 acres of land.
Acquired from: Elvira J. Bisbee
Date: 11-10-85Interpretative Labels
Label
6/25/2020 MvL: current label:
PREMIUM ADVERTISING
CALENDAR PLATES
These plates were given to
favored customers by Alameda
merchants in the early 1900's.