Name/Title
Renaissance revival cottage chair with needlepoint seat, c. 1880Entry/Object ID
1986.50.1Description
Acc. No. 86.50.1
Subject Category: Furniture
Date or Period: C. 1880
Object: Chair, dining room
Description: Victorian Renaissance Revival (period) cottage chair. Walnut construction with top rail & vertical splat accentuated with burl walnut panels. Arms attached to elliptical shaped seat. Front legs & stretchers turned. Seat (originally caned) now covered with needle point fabric (made by the donor).
Size: H-33 inches, seat D-16 1/2 x W-18 inches.
History of Object: Cottage chair from the Koerber family, 2115 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda. The Koerbers were early residents of the city and owned & operated a coal yard here. It was located on Santa Clara Avenue, between Oak & Park Streets. The donor's family were longtime friends of the Koerbers.
Donor requests that information card state "In memory of Louisa & Dora Koerber."
Acquired from:
Jeanette Meyers
Date: 8-27-86Interpretative Labels
Label
5/2/2020 MvL: note: Donor requests that information card state "In memory of Louisa & Dora Koerber."Label
a tag is tucked into the rim underneath the seat:
Асс. No. 86.50.1
ITEM: Chair, diningroom
American walnut, Victorian cottage style.
HISTORY: Originally owned by the Koerber family, 2115 Santa Clara Avenue. The Koerbers owned and operated a coal yard and were early residents of the city.
Donor: Jeanette Meyers, 1988
