Name/Title
Porcelain vase with embossed stylized flower & leaves, mid-VictorianEntry/Object ID
1986.42.2Description
Acc. No. 86.42.2
Subject Category: Household, decorative
Date or Period: Mid-Victorian
Object: Vase
Description: Porcelain vase (with handles) decorated with the motif of an embossed stylized flower & leaves (hand painted in rose, green, & pink luster colors). Unmarked.
Size: H-8 inches
History of Object: Cottage vase that originally belonged to Mrs. Mary Parkhurst, daughter of Mary Clawiter, and sister of Ida, wife of Herman Krusi. The Parkhurst & Krusi families were old-time residents of Alameda. They lived in the 2000 block of Central Avenue. Mrs. Parkhurst was a longtime friend of the donor’s mother, Mrs. Henry H. Meyers.
Acquired from: Jeanette Meyers
Date: 7-5-86
