Name/Title
Rocking Chair of Catherine Ray, secretary to Mayor, given by the Meyers sisters, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
2007.38.1Description
ACC. NO. 07.38.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FURNITURE
OBJECT: ROCKING CHAIR
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's
DESCRIPTION: PSEUDO WINDSOR-TYPE ROCKER WITH ARMS THAT APPEAR TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF BIRCH, WITH CHERRY FINISH. UNUSUAL UPHOLSTERY INCLUDES A ROUND PADDED SEAT (OVAL-SHAPED) SUPPORTED BY SPLATS AND A CREST RAIL GIMP. UPHOLSTERY IS A TAPESTRY WITH NEOCLASSICAL PATTERN IN BLACK-COLORED THREADS ON A PALE GOLD-COLORED BACKGROUND. THE UPHOLSTERY IS ORIGINAL AND VERY WORN.
SIZE: H 33"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A ROCKING CHAIR GIVEN TO THE LATE CATHERINE RAY, WHO WAS SECRETARY TO THE MAYOR OF ALAMEDA. SHE WORKED IN CITY HALL FOR MANY YEARS. THE CHAIR WAS GIVEN TO HER BY THE MEYERS SISTERS IN APPRECIATION FOR HER ACTS OF KINDNESS.
DONOR: MR. RAY, SON OF CATHERINE
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
