Name/Title
Framed lithographs of Caroline Chipman Dwinelle, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
2017.37.5Description
Acc. No. 17.37.5 A, B
Subject Category: Household, decorative
Date or Period: circa 1880's
Object: Lithographs, framed
Description: Two colored chromolithographs with original mats and frames. The frames are ebonized gesso with various designs on a black background trimmed in gold leaf. Lithograph "A" has a floral design with birds and is signed, "Ellen Robbins"; Lithograph "B" has a poppies and daisies design and was printed by Louis Prang.
Size: L-29 1/2” x W-19”
History of Object: A framed chromolithograph that hung in the parlor of Caroline Chipman Dwinelle, at her residence on Weber Street (now demolished).
Acquired from: Shari Matson,
Date: 11/17/2017Interpretative Labels
Label
1/12/2021 MvL: current sign:
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A & C: Chromolithographic prints (c. 1877) that hung in the home of Caroline Chipman Dwinelle on Weber Street. (Caroline Street in Alameda was named in her honor.)
[ B: Pastel portrait of Elizabeth Chipman; 17.37.2]
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