Name/Title
Orange stretch carnival glass fruit bowl, from 2841 Jackson Street, c. 1930Entry/Object ID
2020.10.1Description
Acc. No. 20.10.1
Subject Category: Household, decorative
Date or Period: circa 1920's-1930's
Object: Bowl
Description: An iridescent orange-colored bowl with a six-sided pedestal. The bowl's interior design has a pseudo-floral finish divided into 12 petals.
Size: D-13” x H-3 3/4”
History of Object: An unsigned fruit bowl with an unusual design featuring orange stretch carnival glass. It was possibly made by Northwood, but most likely American manufacture. It was found in a basement of a residence at 2841 Jackson Street, Alameda that was built in 1893.
Acquired from: Museum Acquisition Fund
Date: 02/1/2020Interpretative Labels
Label
1/19/2021 MvL:
current sign:
FOOTED BOWL OF
AMERICAN CARNIVAL
GLASS
Circa 1920's-1930's, in an unusual stretched pattern. It belonged to a longtime Alameda family
