Alvarado Hotel Bridal Suite Bedroom Set (Mirror & Dresser)
Artist
Unknown Maker
Datecirca 1940
Place of OriginAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, North America
MediumPainted and carved wood
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the J. and R. Clarke Endowment, 2008
Object number2008.26.2a-d
DescriptionCarved wooden moveable mirror (deattachable) with 3 drawer dresserText Entries
Vendor acquired from the estate of Ruth Bibb Maher in early 2000. Ruth Bibb Maher was a former Harvey Girl. She purchased the bedroom set when the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque closed and was demolished in 1970. The bedroom set was commissioned by the hotel for its bridal suite. The headboard was patterned on the pediment of the hotel building.
The Alvarado Hotel was one of a chain of Harvey House Hotels built by Fred Harvey along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway route. It opened in 1902 in downtown Albuquerque and was demolished in 1970. The Harvey Girls were waitresses in the hotel restaurant.
The Alvarado Hotel was one of a chain of Harvey House Hotels built by Fred Harvey along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway route. It opened in 1902 in downtown Albuquerque and was demolished in 1970. The Harvey Girls were waitresses in the hotel restaurant.
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Unknown Maker
circa 1940
