Name/Title
American silver dresser set of Elvira Varni O'Hare, of 1808 Pearl Street, c. 1910-1920Entry/Object ID
1996.269.1Description
ACC. NO. 96.269.1 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1910-1920
OBJECT: DRESSER SET
DESCRIPTION: AMERICAN STERLING SILVER DRESSER SET, WITH ENGRAVED INITIALS THAT APPEAR TO BE "C.F." THE FINGERNAIL FILE, BUTTON HOOK, AND CUTICLE CUTTER APPEAR TO HAVE AN "E" AS AN ENGRAVED INITIAL FOR "ELVIRA." STERLING SILVER IS PLAIN AND HAS NO DESIGN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INITIAL.
SIZE:
A. HAND MIRROR: H 11" X W 6"
B. CUT CRYSTAL GLASS POWDER JAR, WITH STERLING SILVER LID: H 3-1/4" X D 3-1/4"
C. OBLONG-SHAPED NATURAL BRISTLE CLOTHES BRUSH : L 6-3/4"
D. OVAL-SHAPED STERLING SILVER HAT BRUSH, WITH NATURAL BRISTLES; HANDLE IS MISSING: L 4-1/2"
E. OVAL-SHAPED STERLING SILVER COLLAR BRUSH, WITH NATURAL BRISTLES: L 6"
F. FINGERNAIL FILE, WITH STERLING SILVER HANDLE: L 7"
G. CUTICLE CUTTER, WITH STERLING SILVER HANDLE: L 5"
H. BUTTON HOOK, WITH STERLING SILVER HANDLE: L 7-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
DRESSER SET THAT BELONGED TO ELVIRA VARNI O'HARE, WIFE OF RODNEY O'HARE. SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1922. THE O'HARE FAMILY WERE LONGTIME RESIDENTS OF 1808 PEARL STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
AUDREY O'BRIEN
DATE: JULY 13, 1996
