Circular silver brooch of Ida Clinton, before 19

Name/Title

Circular silver brooch of Ida Clinton, before 19

Entry/Object ID

1994.42.2

Description

Acc. No. 94.42.2 Subject Category: Jewelry Date or Period: Unknown Object: Brooch Description: Sterling silver circular shaped broach with pattern or cut out design of ornate lettering "I" and "C" (Ida Clinton). It Size: D-2". History of Object: Brooch that belonged to Ida Clinton early African-American resident of Alameda. Acquired from: Albert Stefani, Date: 11-19-1994

Interpretative 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.