Name/Title
Rug Pad Sample, late 1800sEntry/Object ID
1975.1.2Description
ACC. NO. 75.1.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: LATE 1800's
OBJECT: SAMPLE OF RUG PAD (VICTORIAN)
DESCRIPTION: RUG PAD, TWO SHEETS OF PAPER, LINED WITH COTTON. WITH ADVERTISEMENT OF R. H. CHAMBERLAIN, FINE CARPETS AND OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS, OAKLAND, CALIF., (IN BLACK PRINTING).
SIZE: 10" X 12"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: FOUND BENEATH RUG (ORIENTAL MOTIF), BY NICK PARODI, WHEN REMOVING CARPETING ON MAIDS STAIRCASE IN THE HOME OF BOB AND JANE NELSON, 1012 GRAND STREET, ALAMEDA, MRS. NELSON'S FAMILY HOME SINCE 1918. THE HOME IS OF AN UNDETERMINED AGE. MOST LIKELY BUILT IN THE LATE 1870'S, EARLY 1880's. IN THE STICK STYLE VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE.
DATE: JANUARY 18, 1975Interpretative Labels
Label
9/5/2021 MvL: label on plastic cover:
RUG PAD: VICTORIAN WITH ADVERTISEMENT, R. H. CHAMBERLAIN FINE CARPETS AND FLOOR COVERINGS, OAKALND, CALIF.
FOUND BENEATH RUG (ORIENTAL MOTIF), BY NICK PARODI, WHEN REMOVING CARPETING ON MAIDS STAIRCASE IN THE HOME OF BOB AND JANE NELSON, 1012 GRAND STREET, ALAMEDA, MRS. NELSON'S FAMILY HOME SINCE 1918. THE HOME IS OF AN UNDETERMINED AGE. MOST LIKELY BUILT IN THE LATE 187018, EARLY 1880'S. IN THE STICK STYLE VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE.
