Plaque
Object number2020.21.2
MediumBronze; Paint; Paper; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of The Twentieth Century Club
DescriptionRectangular bronze plaque. Raised exposed bronze border. Inset background is textured, painted brown, and has one hole in each corner. Center has raised exposed bronze text with room name. Reverse is differing bronze and brown tones and finishes.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3 × 9.875 × 0.313 in. (7.6 × 25.1 × 0.8 cm)InscriptionsCenter has raised exposed bronze text "ESTELLE SMITH CAMPBELL / DINING ROOM".
MarksReverse has inverted black stamped "Quality Belt/Buff / Michael W. Gregg", "Quality Tooled By / Paul Custber...", and "...INEGA..." and handwritten text "4-2793 869149 / DTF LT"; also has yellow rounded rectangular sticker at top center with printed black text "NO DIAMOND / SHIELD"; names are difficult to read and spelling is unsure.
Historical NotesPlaque from the Twentieth Century Club. The plaque was from the Oakland building's third floor Estelle Smith Campbell Dining Room. The Twentieth Century Club was founded in 1894 with the aim to “create an organization for women’s work, though and activity, advancing her interested, promoting art, science and literature.” Women’s clubs were part of a greater social movement in the late 1800s that grew out of the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform society and public policy. This was a progressive era movement with links to suffrage and temperance, although not all members of women’s clubs adhered to either movement. The Pittsburgh club first met at the Thompson mansion at 408 Penn Avenue. They sponsored lectures and classes on language, literature, travel, history and science and were a member of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1910, they opened a club at their present location in Oakland, and in 1930 the clubhouse was redesigned by Benno Janssen. Many of these clubs saw a decline in the 1960s.
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Estelle Smith Campbell
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