Angel with Lyre Figurine

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

NU 2025.12

Description

A figurine of an angel playing a lyre, from the Giovanni Collection. The figure is wearing a dark red robe with gray and white accents, with white and pink wings coming out of the back of the torso. The figure is rising out of white clouds that have stars and roses, mounted on a dark red wood circular base, with a brass plate inscribe with the Giovanni Collection logo.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Turtle King Corporation

Date made

circa 1980

Time Period

20th Century

Place

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On brass plaque on the front of the trim of the wood base.

Transcription

GIOVANNI Collection

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved

Type

Label

Location

On a sticker on the underside of wood base.

Transcription

Turtle King Corp Made in China

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Figurine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

4 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Resin, Brass

Material Notes

The base is wood, the figurine is resin casted, and the plaque is brass.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good