Name/Title
German bisque figurine of a youn man, of Mrs. Hinds, c. early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1998.251.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.251.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA EARLY 1900's
OBJECT: FIGURINE
DESCRIPTION:
GERMAN BISQUE FIGURINE OF A YOUNG MAN WEARING AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COSTUME. FIGURE STANDS ON A ROCOCO BASE. THE FIGURE HAS BEEN HAND-PAINTED, PREDOMINANTLY IN EARTH TONES. THE KNEE BRITCHES HAVE A PATTERN OF RAISED DOTS WHICH ARE ACCENTUATED WITH GOLD. PORCELAIN IS UNMARKED.
SIZE: H 20"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
FIGURINE RECEIVED BY MRS WILLIAM (MINNIE) HINDS, AS A GIFT FROM HER SON, LAURENCE J HINDS (1893-1963). HE WAS A TEENAGER AT THE TIME. LAURENCE WAS BORN IN THE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 873 OAK STREET, ALAMEDA, CA. HE AND 4 BROTHERS WERE TAUGHT THE CARPENTER TRADE BY THEIR FATHER, WILLIAM HINDS. LAURENCE AND HIS FATHER WORKED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SAN JOSE AND PARK AVENUES IN THE CITY. THE FIGURINE WAS DONATED BY HIS DAUGHTER.
Loc. M. H. Living Room
DONOR:
BARBARA GETZ
DATE: JULY 11, 1998
