Name/Title
Griffon Glass shades of original City Hall lighting fixtures, 1895-1896Entry/Object ID
1982.2.1Description
Acc. No. 82.2.1 a through f
Subject Category: City Hall
Date or period; 1895-96
Object: Shades, gas light
Description: Glass shades (6) with etched design consisting of pairs of griffons, separated by floral design. Made of clear glass.
Size: 8 inches across at flaring rim and tapering to a base of 5 inches. 4 inches high.
History: Gas shades to the original lighting fixtures, Alameda City Hall, erected 1895-96.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date: Feb 13, 1982Interpretative Labels
Label
4/6/2020 MvL: current label:
OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND GAS SHADES USED IN THE ALAMEDA CITY HALL.
The City Hall, designed in the Richardson "Romanesque" style by the San Francisco architectural firm of Percy & Hamilton, cost $56,884 to construct. The corner stone was laid May 16, 1895 and construction completed in 1896.
Donor:
City of Alameda
