Collection:
Beckwith Theatre
Description:
Piece of wallpaper, front has dark brown background with light brown, gold and silver patterns; gold and silver flakes were adhered originally; back is yellowed and has white stains on it, perhaps from the glue or plaster from the wall; written in pencil on back in bottom right corner, "Dec 26, 1990/Cory/This is a fragment of the original wallpaper from the Beckwith Building [Theatre]. Built in Dowagiac, Mich 1892. Found between the walls when it was taken down in 1966/David Bainbridge."
It appears that this piece of wallpaper is from the Lee State Bank inside the building—— see 1985—0066.0004. SA
It appears that this piece of wallpaper is from the Lee State Bank inside the building—— see 1985—0066.0004. SA
Dimensions:
W—27.25 L—17.25 inches
Date:
1893—1893
Notes:
From Beckwith Theatre, Dowagiac, built in 1892—3 and razed in 1966; donor received artifact from David Bainbridge, local historian, who took artifacts from building prior to it demolition; supposedly the only piece of original wallpaper from the building
Object ID:
1999—0001.0004
Object Name:
Wallpaper
Search Terms:
Beckwith Theatre
Year Range from:
1893
Year Range to:
1893