Name/Title
Framed mirror from the Gutleben home at 1622 Fernside Blvd., 1870s-1880sEntry/Object ID
2004.86.1Description
ACC. NO. 04.86.1
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: 1870's - 1880's
OBJECT: FRAME AND MIRROR
DESCRIPTION: SHADOW BOX-STYLE FRAME IN WALNUT WITH EBONIZED TRIM. LINER OF STENCILED GOLD LEAF GESSO.
SIZE: L 37" X W 27"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A MIRROR FROM THE CHESTER GUTLEBEN RESIDENCE AT 1622 FERNSIDE BOULEVARD, ALAMEDA. MR. AND MRS. GUTLEBEN MOVED INTO THE HOUSE IN 1944 AND OCCUPIED IT UNTIL AUGUST 19, 2004. THE GUTLEBEN FAMILY DATES BACK 100 YEARS IN ALAMEDA HISTORY. THE RESIDENCE WAS FORMERLY OWNED BY HIS UNCLE WHO HAD MOVED TO THE SITE IN 1914. THE HOME WAS LATER PURCHASED BY HIS PARENTS.
DONOR: MR. CHESTER GUTLEBEN,
CATALOGED: AUGUST 21, 2004
