Name/Title
Rug Sample, late 1800sEntry/Object ID
1975.1.1Description
ACC. NO. 75.1.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: LATE 1800'S
OBJECT: SAMPLE OF RUG (VICTORIAN)
DESCRIPTION: WOOL RUG SAMPLE, PATTERN IN AN ORIENTAL MOTIF. BLACK BACKGROUND, CURIOUS SHAPES RESEMBLING LEAVES IN RED, GREEN AND GOLD. WOOL LOOP PILE. REVERSE SIDE SHOWS NO PATTERN.
SIZE: 13" x 6½"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: RUG FOUND BY NICK PARODI (RUG LAYER), WHEN REMOVING CARPETING ON MAIDS STAIRCASE IN THE HOME OF BOB AND JANE NELSON, 1012 GRAND STREET, ALAMEDA, MRS. NELSON'S FAMILY HOME SINCE 1918. THE HOME IS OF AN UNDETERMINED AGE. MOST LIKELY BUILT IN THE LATE 1870'S, EARLY 1880'S. IN THE STICK STYLE VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE.
DATE: JANUARY 18, 1975
