Wallpaper sample with fill and border, from 1315 Caroline Street, c. 1920s

Name/Title

Wallpaper sample with fill and border, from 1315 Caroline Street, c. 1920s

Entry/Object ID

2003.26.1

Description

ACC. NO. 03.26.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920's OBJECT: WALLPAPER DESCRIPTION: WALLPAPER SAMPLE INCLUDING FILL AND BORDER. FILL HAS A SPONGE EFFECT IN VERY PALE COLORS OF TAN, GREEN, AND WHITE. BORDER IS GEOMETRIC DESIGN WITH EARTH TONES AND PREDOMINATE COLOR IN ORANGE. SIZE: L 8" X W 8-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: A WALLPAPER SAMPLE TAKEN FROM 1315 CAROLINE STREET, ALAMEDA, CIRCA 1920's. THE HOUSE WAS ERECTED IN 1896 for ALICE M. CHIPMAN, DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM W. CHIPMAN, CO-FOUNDER OF ALAMEDA. DONOR: UNKNOWN CATALOGED: JANUARY 11, 2003