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Set, Dresser
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Set, Dresser

Object number94.52.333 a-h
MediumSilver; Plastic; Natural bristles; Ferrous metal
Credit LineGift of Laura E. Ford
DescriptionEight piece sterling silver dresser set.DimensionsVarious sizes. Longest length 9.5 inches for mirror.
InscriptionsAll pieces egraved: "EFE"
MarksGrogan Company Sterling. Other unidentifiable marks and hallmarks.
Historical NotesThe daughter of a wealthy East End industrialist, Howard Evans, Evelyn never married. She lived in the Squirrel Hill home that had been her parents and grandparents and pursued her interests in gardening and civic and volunteer work. During and after World War II she served in the Red Cross. Her sister Laura married into the Ford glass family.Label TextEight piece sterling silver dresser set consisting of a dish, shoehorn, nail file, button hook, mirror, shoe brush, hair brush, and hand whisk. All pieces engraved with monogram EFE. All pieces decorated with chased flowers and scrolls. Brush bristles set into ivory colored celluloid. Mirror glass round and beveled
Previous owner (born 1904)
On View
On view
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