Enameled kitchen chair from the Meyers House bathroom, c. 1890s

Name/Title

Enameled kitchen chair from the Meyers House bathroom, c. 1890s

Entry/Object ID

1997.1.88

Description

ACC. NO. 97.1.88 SUBJECT CATEGORY: FURNITURE DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's OBJECT: CHAIR DESCRIPTION: VICTORIAN COTTAGE-STYLE DINING ROOM CHAIR (OR KITCHEN CHAIR). CREST RAIL OF CHAIR IS SLIGHTLY ROUTED; FRONT LEGS AND TWO RUNGS ARE LATHE-TURNED. SEAT IS OF PATTERNED CARDBOARD. CHAIR IS OF WHITE-COLORED ENAMELED FINISH. SIZE: HEIGHT: 32-1/2" SEAT: D 17 " X W 18". HISTORY OF OBJECT: ENAMELED KITCHEN CHAIR THAT WAS FOUND IN THE BATHROOM OF THE MEYERS HOME AT 2021 ALAMEDA AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CA. CHAIR WAS PAINTED TO MATCH THE BATHROOM WOODWORK. DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS DATE: JANUARY 1, 1997