Name/Title
Cherub poster from 'Swan Ride' concession, Neptune Beach, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
1996.381.1Description
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, 1996Interpretative 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).