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Title |
A. Rognier Lawn & Garden Sign, c. 1950s |
Object Name |
Sign, Advertising |
Description |
A. Rognier Lawn & Garden Sign, c. 1950s. Wooden sign is painted white with orange hand-painted lettering that reads, "A. ROGNIER / - ESTABILISHED 1909 - / LAWN & GARDEN ORNAMENTS." There is a 1/2" pink border (possibly faded from red) around outer edge. Sign is mounted inside a 1 1/2" frame that has been painted light blue. |
Date |
c. 1950s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Artist |
Catalog Number |
1980.176 |
Dimensions |
H-26.375 W-86.25 D-2.625 inches |
Collection |
3D - Advertising Media |
Inscription Text |
"A. ROGNIER / - ESTABILISHED 1909 - / LAWN & GARDEN ORNAMENTS" (hand-painted on front) |
Provenance |
Sign depicted in a 1968 photograph mounted in front of the A. Rognier Shop on the corner of Barneson & El Camino in San Mateo extending from corner of the to the chain link fence surrounding the property. |
Notes |
Gaston Rognier was a well known artisan who had a garden ornament businees on the corner of Barneson & El Camino in San Mateo that was established in 1909. His son, Andre Rognier, assumed ownership of the buisines sometime in the 1950s after Gaston suffered from a stroke and continued the business until retiring in the mid-1970s. [information provided by Gaston's grandson 10/24/2019] |
Search Terms |
Rognier Garden Ornaments Shop Rognier Ornamental Garden Works Rognier, Andre San Mateo Businesses Signs |
Subjects |
Gardens Lawns Monuments Statues |
People |
Rognier, Andre |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Andre Rognier |