Name/Title
Terracotta vase with dancers in 18th century dress, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2015.72.2Description
ACC. NO. 15.72.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD; DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
OBJECT: VASE
DESCRIPTION: A LARGE TERRA COTTA VASE WITH HAND-COLD PAINTED DECORATIVE DANCERS-MALE AND FEMALE-DRESSED IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUMES. THE VASE IS SUPPORTED BY A BRASS BASE WITH AN OGEE EDGE AND PAINTED IN AN ANTIQUE COPPER BAND.
SIZE: H: 17"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A VASE FROM THE MUSEUM ACQUISITION FUND. FROM THE ZANARIA RESIDENCE AT 810 TAYLOR AVENUE, ALAMEDA. THE ZANARIA FAMILY WERE LONG-TIME ALAMEDA RESIDENTS.
DONOR: ALAMEDA MUSEUM ACQUISITION FUND
CATALOGED: JULY 11, 2015
