Cherub poster from 'Swan Ride' concession, Neptune Beach, c. 1920s

Name/Title

Cherub poster from 'Swan Ride' concession, Neptune Beach, c. 1920s

Entry/Object ID

1996.381.1

Description

ACC. NO. 96.381.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: BEACHES; NEPTUNE DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920's OBJECT: POSTER DESCRIPTION: PORTION OF HAND-PAINTED POSTER, CONSISTING OF OIL ON CANVAS, DEPICTING A CHERUB WITH LAVENDER-COLORED ROSES ON A BLUE COLORED BACKGROUND IN A VERTICAL COMPOSITION. PAINTING IS UNSIGNED. SIZE: L 32.5" X W 27" HISTORY OF OBJECT: HAND-PAINTED POSTER FROM THE CONCESSION KNOWN AS THE "SWAN RIDE" AT NEPTUNE BEACH, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. ACQUIRED FROM: LYNN NELSON & DEBBIE ALBRIGHT DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 1996

Interpretative Labels

Label

8/11/2020 MvL: current label: HANDPAINTED GROUPING ON CANVAS These once decorated the front of a concession booth at Neptune Beach in Alameda (c. 1917-1939).