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Title |
Shoehorn, 1891 |
Object Name |
Shoehorn |
Description |
Shoehorn, 1891. Belonging to Howard Family. Floral engraved silver handle extends to shoehorn. Handle has floral engravings along edges and intersection of handle. Engraved monogram "FWS" inside of floral designs on top of handle. Shoehorn is flat and curved in oval shape. Edges of shoehorn are curved inward. Back of shoe horn has Dominick & Haff's manufacturer stamp reading, "STERLING / 925 1891 / 74". |
Date |
1891 |
Creator |
Dominick & Haff, New York, NY |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2012.015.006A |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 W-1.75 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Gear |
Inscription Text |
"FWS" (Engraved monogram inside floral design on handle); "STERLING / 925 1891 / 74" (Engraved on back of shoehorn) |
Provenance |
From the early generations of the George Howard (Agness' 2nd husband) Family, belonging to Fronie Warren Schmiedell. |
Notes |
"Dominick & Haff was established by H. Blanchard Dominick, a descendant of George Dominick, French Huguenot, who came to America in 1740, and Leroy B. Haff, who first entered the silversmithing business in 1867, joining the retail department of William Gale & Son, silversmiths established in New York in 1821..." [http://www.replacements.com/thismonth/archive/v917g.htm 8/20/2015] "While the star of his older half-brother William H. Howard was apparently falling, young George’s was rising. In April of 1888, when George was 24 years old, he wed Antoinette ("Nettie") Schmiedell, the only daughter of wealthy San Francisco businessman Henry Schmiedell and his wife Fronie Warren Schmiedell..." [https://burlingamefoundingfamilies.wordpress.com/howard-introduction/george-h-howard/ 08/19/2015] |
Search Terms |
Dressing Table Set Howard Estate Howard Family Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Personal Items Schmiedell, Fronie Warren Shoe Shoehorn Shoes Silver |
Subjects |
Dressing & grooming equipment Shoes Silver |
People |
Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Schmiedell, Fronie Warren |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Virginia Howard Siegman |