Floral gaslight shades from the Abram Rich home, c. 1890s

Name/Title

Floral gaslight shades from the Abram Rich home, c. 1890s

Entry/Object ID

1983.40.1

Description

Acc. No. 83.40.1 (A & B) Subject Category: Household Date or Period; c. 1890's Object: Shades, gas (2) Description: A pair of matching gas light shades, clear glass with central motif of various types of flowers. Size: 5 inch base to flared rim of 7 1/2 inches, 4 inches high. History of Object: Shades from the gaslight fixtures of the Abram Rich home, at 1620 4th Street, Alameda, erected circa 1868, on land purchased by Rich in 1866 from W. W. Chipman. Acquired from: Mrs. Gerald W. Goggin Date: Aug. 6, 1983