Name/Title
Oak office chair from City Hall, c. 1895Entry/Object ID
1983.23.1Description
Acc. No. 83.23.1
Subject Category: City Hall
Date or period: Circa 1895
Object: Chair, office
Description: Oak office chair, bentwood arms attached to shield shaped seat and top rail. Lathe turned back splats (11) and 2 front rungs. Exposed iron pins (2) are attached to the chair arms and through the seat and connected to upper side rungs, for strength, Applied wood seat (not original). Finger grip in top rail.
Size: 35 inches tall, 19x18 inches across widest part of seat, 18 inches from floor to seat.
History of Object: Found in the attic of City Hall, this chair represents one of the few surviving examples of original office furniture used there, circa 1895.
Acquired from: City of Alameda (Permanent Loan)
Santa Clara Ave, & Oak St.,
Alameda, Ca.
Date: June 21, 1983
