Name/Title
Victorian Reception Chair with carved flower, c. 1890Entry/Object ID
2012.20.1Description
ACC. NO. 12.20.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FURNITURE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890
OBJECT: CHAIR, RECEPTION
DESCRIPTION:
RECEPTION CHAIR, WITH SQUARED SEAT MACHINE CANING. STILE AND FRONT CHAIR LEGS ARE LATHE-TURNED. BACK OF CHAIR HAS ORNATE BOBBIN TURNINGS, WITH A CENTRAL MOTIF OF A STYLIZED FLOWER. CHAIR HAS DARK CHERRY STAIN WHICH APPEARS TO BE OF BIRCH WOOD.
SIZE: SEAT DEPTH: L 15" X W 16"; HEIGHT: 3 FT
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A VICTORIAN RECEPTION CHAIR THAT BELONGED TO MARY C GANDYRA (BORN 1901; DIED 1989) OF 2233 SAN JOSE AVE, ALAMEDA. AS QUOTED BY HER DAUGHTER, "LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE CITY, A COLORFUL WOMAN WHO OWNED AND RENTED 5 HOMES ON SAN JOSE AVENUE DURING WW-II AND WHO DROVE A MODEL 'A' FORD."
DONOR:
MARY C GANDYRA
CATALOGED: MARCH 10, 2012
