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Title |
Hair Brush, c. 1852-1894 |
Object Name |
Hairbrush |
Description |
Hair Brush, c. 1852-1894. Belonging to Howard Family. Silver elongated oval head extends to narrow handle. Hair brush has bristles protruding outward from base. Floral embossed designs on oval head and handle along edge. Floral designs also on center of head. Engraved monogram "FWS" on oval base inside of center floral design. |
Date |
c. 1852-1894 |
Creator |
George C. Shreve & Company, San Francisco |
Role |
Jeweler |
Catalog Number |
2012.015.006B |
Dimensions |
H-9 W-4 D-1.75 inches |
Collection |
3D - Toilet Articles |
Inscription Text |
"FWS" (Engraved monogram inside floral design in center on silver oval base); "GEO. C. SHREVE & CO. STERLING 407" (Engraved on side of oval base) |
Provenance |
From the early generations of the George Howard (Agness' 2nd husband) Family, belonging to Fronie Warren Schmiedell. |
Notes |
"Venerable San Francisco jeweler. In 1852, George C. Shreve moved to San Francisco from New York with his nephew Samuel. They opened a jewelry store, The Shreve Jewelry Company, at Montgomery and Clay, hoping to capitalize on the city’s influx of wealth from the recent gold rush..." [http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Shreve_%26_Company 08/19/2015] "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 |
Brush Dressing Table Set Hair Howard Estate Howard Family Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Personal Items San Francsico Schmiedell, Fronie Warren Silver Vanity Accessories Vanity Items |
Subjects |
Dressing & grooming equipment Hair Hair preparations Jewelry stores San Francisco Silver |
People |
Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Schmiedell, Fronie Warren |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Virginia Howard Siegman |