CITY  HALL  OPEN  CALL  

Cabinet  Details    The   cabinet   in   City   Hall   dates   back   to   circa   1780,   and  was   originally   housed   in   Brigadier-­‐General  Alfred  Douglas  Miller’s  old  Georgian  house  in  London.  It  was  purchased  in  1933  by  Charles  B.  Pike,  a  Chicagoan  businessman,  who  ten  years  later  in  1943  donated  the  cabinet  to  the  Chicago  Historical  Society.      The  cabinet   is  made  of  mahogany  wood  and  has   five   sections  with  glass  doors.  The  center  of   the  pediment  features  a  plaster  bust  of  Marcus  Tullius  Cicero  (106-­‐43  B.C.).      These   historical   details   were   provided   by   the   Chicago   History   Museum.   If   you   would   like   more  information,  please  contact  Kate  Zeller,  kzelle@saic.edu      Photograph  of  the  cabinet  with  installation  in  2016:                                                        

     Cabinet  Dimensions    Overall  Length:  11’  8”  Height:  9’  8”    Shelves  See  diagram  below  for  specific  dimensions  of  shelves  Due  to  the  age  and  fragility  of  the  cabinet,  its  shelves  are  not  adjustable