Name/Title
Linoleum Sample from 2904 Lincoln Ave, Ca. 1900Entry/Object ID
1975.22.1Description
ACC. NO. 75.22.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1900?
OBJECT: LINOLEUM SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION: SAMPLE. A GEOMETRIC DESIGN, CONSISTING OF BROWN, YELLOW, GREEN AND BLACK DESIGNS.
SIZE: 30½" x 6½"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: LINOLEUM SAMPLE TAKEN FROM 2904 LINCOLN AVENUE, ALAMEDA. A VICTORIAN STICK STYLE RESIDENCE. THE HOME IS LOCATED IN THE JOHNSON TRACT. SUBDIVIDED IN 1889. THE FLOOR COVERING IS CIRCA 1900? INSTEAD OF THE PATTERN BEING PRINTED ON THE SURFACE OF THE LINOLEUM, IT IS COMPOSED FROM MATERIAL USED ON THE ORDER OF A MOSAIC, WITH THE SEPARATE DESIGNS FUSED TOGETHER. THE LINOLEUM IS BURLAP BACKED.
DATE: SEPT 6, 1975
