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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 312984, member: 5833"]I had not heard of using the wife's maiden name initial for this. Seems a little odd, as the flatware is typically acquired in connection with the wedding, so, since it was conventional for the wife to change her name, you would think the wedding silver would reflect the union & the start of a new family.</p><p><br /></p><p>The linens I get, because girls used to hone their needlework skills by making, hemming, embroidering, bed linens, tea towels, etc. to put in their hope chest. They would not know their future husband's initial.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any chance great-grandmother inherited the silver from her mother?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 312984, member: 5833"]I had not heard of using the wife's maiden name initial for this. Seems a little odd, as the flatware is typically acquired in connection with the wedding, so, since it was conventional for the wife to change her name, you would think the wedding silver would reflect the union & the start of a new family. The linens I get, because girls used to hone their needlework skills by making, hemming, embroidering, bed linens, tea towels, etc. to put in their hope chest. They would not know their future husband's initial. Any chance great-grandmother inherited the silver from her mother?[/QUOTE]
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