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Title |
Clothes Brush, c. 1860-1940 |
Object Name |
Brush, Clothes |
Description |
Clothes Brush, c. 1860-1940. Oval sterling silver clothes brush with floral embossed design. The floral design is embossed in a ring around the edge. The floral embossed design encircles a monogram reading, "HSH". Set inside the oval sterling silver is a wooden base for the bristles. Yellow bristles protrude outward from wooden base. |
Date |
c. 1860-1940 |
Catalog Number |
2012.015.006D |
Collection |
3D - Personal Gear |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Inscription Text |
"HSH" (Engraved monogram in center of silver); "STERLING-H 4 40" (Stamped on edge of silver) |
Provenance |
From the early generations of the George Howard (Agness' 2nd husband) Family. |
Notes |
"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] |
Dimensions |
H-1.625 W-2.75 D-4.625 inches |
Search Terms |
Brush Clothes Clothing Dressing Table Set Howard Estate Howard Family Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Personal Items Silver Vanity Accessories Vanity Items |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Dressing & grooming equipment Silver |
People |
Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Virginia Howard Siegman |