Name/Title
Art Nouveau style Statue of a woman in flowing garment, c. 1900sEntry/Object ID
2015.53.1Description
ACC. NO. 15.53.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD; DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900's
OBJECT: STATUE
DESCRIPTION: A STATUE OF A WOMAN HOLDING A LUTE. SHE IS IN CLASSICAL GARB AND IS STANDING ON A RAISED BASE WITH EMBOSSED FLOWERS AND ROCKS. HAVING BEEN PLACED IN A YARD AND EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS, HER ORIGINAL SURFACE HAS DETERIORATED.
SIZE: H: 18"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A FRENCH BASED FIGURE OF AN ART NOUVEAU STYLE WOMAN IN A FLOWING GARMENT. THE OBJECT BELONGED TO THE GIOVANNI ZANARIA FAMILY. MR ZANARIA PURCHASED THE HOME IN 1917 AND IT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE FAMILY FROM 1917 UNTIL 2015.
DONOR: ACQUISITION FUND ALAMEDA MUSEUM
CATALOGED: JUNE 6, 2015
