Name/Title
Connected School Desks, 1891Entry/Object ID
2015.116.1Description
ACC. NO. 15.116.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, MASTICK
DATE OR PERIOD: Ca. 1890's AND PRIOR TO 1939
OBJECTS: DESKS
DESCRIPTION:
TWO SCHOOL DESKS MOUNTED ON WOODEN PLANKS. DESK TOPS REST ON ORNATE CAST IRON BRACKETS WHICH ALSO SERVE AS ATTACHMENTS FOR THE SEATS. IRON BRACKETS, BESIDES SUPPORTING THE DESK TOPS, FORM OPENINGS FOR THE STORAGE OF PAPER, PENCILS, AND BOOKS. BOTH TOPS HAVE CIRCULAR-SHAPED OPENINGS FOR HOLDING INK WELLS. TOPS ALSO HAVE ROUTED INSET SECTIONS FOR STORAGE OF BOOKS AND PENCILS. LOCATED UNDER EACH SEAT IS A CAPTION IN BLACK-COLORED INK STATING "ALAMEDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT." DESKS HAVE ORIGINAL VARNISH FINISHES AS THE ORIGINAL FINISH.
SIZE: L 48" X W 32"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
DESKS FROM THE ENCINAL SCHOOL. NAME WAS CHANGED TO MASTICK SCHOOL IN 1901 UPON THE DEATH OF E B MASTICK, NOTED ALAMEDA RESIDENT. DESKS WERE POSSIBLY PURCHASED IN 1891 FOR THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ENCINAL SCHOOL WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1939 FOR THE PRESENT BUILDING NOW KNOWN AS THE MASTICK SENIOR CENTER.
DONOR: CITY OF ALAMEDA
CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 28, 2015