Name/Title
Wallpaper sample from house demolished for Police Station, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
1982.5.1Description
Acc. No. 82.5.1
Subject Category: Homes of Alameda, Wallpaper
Object: Wallpaper sample (frieze)
Date or period: Circa 1900
Description: Oblong sample. Subject, canary yellow, brown & cream medallions joined by sinuous green design on ivory background. This has been pasted over wallpaper with leaf and flower design (bola) in shades of blue. The wall-paper has been affixed to a thick blank stock which was possibly glued to crude walls, an early technique to cover unplastered walls. Size: 9½x21½ inches.
History of Object: Early wallpaper removed by the donor from a 19th century building (address unknown), demolished for the construction of the present Police Department, Southwest corner Oak Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Acquired from: James C. Smallman
Date: March 13, 1982
