Place Funeral Home Sign

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Place Funeral Home Sign

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.257

Description

A large metal funeral home sign reading "PLACE FUNERAL HOME" with two metal brackets in the back and and long solid silver base. There is a solid coat of black paint on the back.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Place Funeral Home

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Notes

Place Funeral Home was a mortuary from the mid 1917s to around the mid 1970s.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

on top of metal bar

Transcription

PLACE FUNERAL HOME

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Identification

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Width

2 in

Length

26 in

Material

Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good