Name/Title
Cherub poster from the Swan Ride concession, Neptune Beach, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
1996.381.2Description
ACC. NO. 96.381.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BEACHES; NEPTUNE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920's
OBJECT: POSTER
DESCRIPTION:
PORTION OF A HAND-PAINTED POSTER , CONSISTING OF OIL ON CANVAS, DEPICTING A CHERUB WITH WINGS ON A BLUE BACKGROUND OF ROSE-COLORED FLOWERS, IN A HORIZONTAL COMPOSITION.
SIZE: L 25" X W 34-1/2"
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).