Name/Title
Framed mirror, with hand painted birds, c. 1890Entry/Object ID
2001.147.33Description
ACC. NO. 01.147.33
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD; DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890
OBJECT: MIRROR, FRAMED
DESCRIPTION: OBLONG-SHAPED, BEVELED MIRROR, SURROUNDED BY A HAND-PAINTED WOODEN MAT. HAND PAINTING CONSISTS OF BIRDS (ONE PERCHED ON A BRANCH, ONE FLYING, ONE ON A NEST). THE BRANCH IS COVERED WITH BLACKBERRIES. THE WOODEN MAT IS FRAMED IN GILDED GOLD LEAF FRAME WITH RED-COLORED PLUSH MAT.
SIZE: L 52-1/2" X W 40"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: THE MIRROR WAS PAINTED BY ROSALIND ADELINE LAMB, WHO MARRIED GEORGE A STARR. THE STARR FAMILY CAME TO ALAMEDA IN THE 1890's. THEIR HOME WAS BUILT IN 1905 AT 2033 ENCINAL AVE.
DONOR: JUNE HANLY
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 22, 2001
