Name/Title
Wallpaper Sample from the Webster House, 1238 Versailles, before 1927Entry/Object ID
1996.341.1Description
ACC. NO. 96.341.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: WALLPAPER
DESCRIPTION:
WALLPAPER SAMPLE, PSEUDO FLORAL PATTERN IN OFF-WHITE COLOR ON A BROWN BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 9" X W 7"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: PARTIALLY CHARRED WALLPAPER SAMPLE FROM AN ATTIC ROOM OF THE "WEBSTER HOUSE," LOCATED @ 1238 VERSAILLES AVENUE, ALAMEDA (ERECTED IN 1854). THE WALLPAPER IS PARTIALLY CHARRED DUE TO AN ATTIC FIRE WHICH OCCURRED IN 1927.
ACQUIRED FROM:
SUSAN AND ANDREW MCCORMACK
DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1996
