Five Branch Cast Brass Chandelier from the Garratt Mansion, c. 1893

Object/Artifact

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Five Branch Cast Brass Chandelier from the Garratt Mansion, c. 1893

Entry/Object ID

1983.44.1

Description

Acc. No. 83.44.1 Subject Category: Household Date or period: Circa 1893 Object: Chandelier, gas Description: Ornate five branch (arm) cast brass chandelier. Lacy curving branches terminate into gas candles. The canopy and support stem are in a ribbed design, which is repeated on the main body of the chandelier which supports the branches. Each arm has an ornate gas valve in a pseudo fleur-de-lis design. Size: 47 inches in length, 21 inch expansion. History of Object: Chandelier from the dining room of the Garratt Mansion, 900 Union St., Alameda, erected 1893. The home was built by J. A. Leonard for Wm. T. Garratt, heir to a San Francisco brass foundry fortune. Acquired from: Royce & Betty Gladden Date: 8-27-83

Interpretative Labels

Label

4/12/2020 MvL: current label: Early Lighting Fixture A gas chandelier from the dining room of the Garrett residence, Union St. and Clinton Ave., erected 1893.