Name/Title
Jewel box with lady in a blue dress and bonnet of Mabel Blom, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
1990.34.3Description
Acc. No. 90.34.3
Subject Category: Household (decorative)
Date or Period: C. late 1890's or early 1900's
Object: Box, jewel
Description:
Combination celluloid & lithographic (flowered) paper covered jewel box. Central theme on decorative cover consisting of a lady in a blue colored dress & bonnet. Blue colored material lining.
Size: L-5 1/4 x W-7 x D-3 1/4 inches.
History of Object:
Jewel box that belonged to Mabel, wife of George Blom. Mabel, born in Texas, came to Alameda about 1920, and was a teller at the Citizen's Bank, Park Street. She was the late mother of the donor.
Acquired from:
Raymond Blom
Date: 8-25-1990
