Medallion with Head of Neptune, from Washington Baths Annex, Coney Island, Brooklyn
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American Art
This medallion of Neptune, the mythological Roman god of the sea, presided over bathers entering the Washington Baths Annex in Coney Island. Visitors could rent lockers, swimsuits, and umbrellas from the bathhouse, which provided access to the beach and also featured a saltwater pool, a restaurant, solariums, and athletic facilities.
MEDIUM
Vitreous enamel on terra cotta
DATES
ca. 1910
DIMENSIONS
diameter: 30 in. (76.2 cm); depth: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); 172 lb. (78.02kg)
ACCESSION NUMBER
81.128
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Charles Denson
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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