Name/Title
Curtain rod finial from the Dwinelle home, 1272 Weber (demolished), c. 1890Entry/Object ID
2000.333.2Description
ACC. NO. 00.333.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880-1890's
OBJECT: FINIAL, CURTAIN ROD
DESCRIPTION:
LATHE-TURNED DECORATIVE FINIAL.
SIZE: H 5-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
FINIAL FROM A CURTAIN ROD OF THE DWINELLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, 1272 WEBER STREET, ALAMEDA (SINCE DEMOLISHED).
[REFER TO 00.333.1 FOR FURTHER DETAILS RE THE DWINELLE FAMILY.]
ACQUIRED FROM:
ROSCOE AND D'ARCY HAMILTON
CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 04, 2000Interpretative Labels
Label
1/19/2021 MvL: current sign:
DRAPERY ROD FINIALS
A collection of lathe-turned finials from the residence of Caroline Dwinelle on Weber St., Alameda.
Caroline, the widow of W.W. Chipman, co-founder of the City of Alameda, later married John Dwinelle, a member of the State Assembly who became an initial Regent of the University of California.
