Name/Title
Oil painting pond and lilies by Bertha Meyers (May), c. 1890Entry/Object ID
2012.48.5Description
ACC. NO. 12.48.5
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890
OBJECT: PAINTING, OIL, FRAMED
DESCRIPTION: OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. SUBJECT IS THE STILL LIFE OF A POND AND LILIES IN AN ORNATE GESSO FRAME WITH A CUT-OUT BORDER. THE FRAME IS FINISHED IN PALE GREY AND IVORY, WITH EMBOSSED GESSO RELIEF IN SILVER.
SIZE: L 13-1/2" X W 26"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: AN OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. ARTIST WAS MRS. HENRY H. MEYERS (BERTHA MAY). SHE WAS A HIGHLY COMPETENT AND SKILLED ARTIST WHO WORKED IN SEVERAL MEDIA BUT DID NOT SIGN HER WORKS.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS CATALOGED: AUGUST 18, 2012
