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Title |
Hand Mirror, c. 1852-1894 |
Object Name |
Mirror, Hand |
Description |
Hand Mirror, c. 1852-1894. Floral engraved silver handle extends to oval head of mirror. Handle has engravings along top edge. Oval head has engravings along outside edge and center. Engraved monogram "FWS" inside of floral designs on back of oval mirror head. Mirror is bevelled along edge. |
Date |
c. 1852-1894 |
Creator |
George C. Shreve & Company, San Francisco |
Role |
Jeweler |
Catalog Number |
2012.015.006E |
Dimensions |
H-10.25 W-4.5 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Toilet Articles |
Inscription Text |
"FWS" (Engraved monogram inside floral design on oval mirror head); "GEO. C. SHREVF & CO. STERLING 407" (Engraved on side of oval mirror head) |
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 |
Dressing Table Set Howard Estate Howard Family Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Mirror Personal Items San Francsico Schmiedell, Fronie Warren Silver Vanity Accessories Vanity Items |
Subjects |
Dressing & grooming equipment Jewelry stores Mirrors San Francisco Silver |
People |
Howard, Agnes Poett Howard, George Schmiedell, Fronie Warren |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Virginia Howard Siegman |