Name/Title
Alabaster figurines of the Meyers familyEntry/Object ID
1994.49.2Description
ACC. NO. 94.49.2 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: FIGURINES
DESCRIPTION:
FIGURINES OF CARVED WHITE-COLORED ALABASTER. FIGURINES, IN TURN, REST ON A CIRCULAR-SHAPED, SEPIA-TINTED ALABASTER BASE. FIGURINES DEPICT DANCING GRECO-ROMAN FEMALE DANCERS. FIGURES APPEAR TO BE OF ITALIAN ORIGIN.
SIZE: H 14"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
FIGURINES THAT BELONGED TO THE MEYERS FAMILY, AND WERE POSSIBLY BROUGHT BACK AS SOUVENIRS FROM A TRIP TO EUROPE. ITEMS WERE WILLED TO THE MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY UPON THE DEATH OF JEANETTE MEYERS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DONATED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
DONOR: MR ROELAND WYDOGEN
c/o MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY
5000 PIEDMONT AVE
OAKLAND, CA 94611
DATE: DECEMBER 24, 1994
