Name/Title
Wallpaper Sample, 1805 Buena Vista Ave, Late 1870sEntry/Object ID
1975.29.1Description
ACC. NO. 75.29.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: LATE 1870's
OBJECT: WALLPAPER SAMPLE
DESCRIPTION: WALLPAPER DESIGN CONSISTING OF INTERTWINING FLOWERS AND LEAVES. THE PRINT IS COMPOSED OF A SERIES OF DOTS AND DASHES. THE FLOWERS AND LEAVES ARE ACCENTUATED WITH DOTS OF GOLD, GIVING A IRIDESCENT QUALITY TO THE PAPER.
SIZE: 13½ X 10"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: VICTORIAN WALLPAPER SAMPLE REMOVED FROM 1805 BUENA VISTA AVENUE, ALAMEDA. A VICTORIAN COTTAGE IN THE FALSE FRONT ITALIANATE STYLE, CIRCA LATE 1870's. LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BUENA VISTA. DEMOLISHED JAN 17, 1975. THIS SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE HOME BY PAT PAYNE, A MEMBER OF THE ALAMEDA VICTORIAN PRESERVATION SOCIETY AND GIVEN TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ACQUIRED FROM: PAT PAYNE
DATE: OCT 11, 1975
