Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Hand Mirror and Dresser Jar

Early 20th century, mark of Theodore W. Foster & Bro., Providence, Rhode Island, each featuring a reclined figure in a hammock, monogrammed "LS" for Laura Sawtell (Palmer) and engraved "1909."

The hand mirror 9 1/4 x 5 in.; The jar 2 3/4 x 4 in. dia.

.8 weighable troy oz. (jar lid)

The Collection of Laura Sawtell Palmer, Atlanta, Georgia

Laura Sawtell Palmer descended from a prominent Georgia landowning family and was married to Charles Forrest Palmer in 1918. Her father, Thomas Roberds Sawtell, held extensive land across Georgia, particularly near the Florida border, and the family lived in a notable mansion at 1600 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, that no longer stands today.

Laura's husband Charles Forrest Palmer developed Techwood Homes in Atlanta, Georgia, the first public housing project in the United States. Her husband later served under President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Defense Housing Coordinator, helping oversee housing efforts for workers during World War II.

Both with scattered denting, jar with minor chips, the mirror with rattling.

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