Commemorative
Object number2008.2.1
Date1997
OriginIreland
MediumWood; metal; silver
Credit LineGift of Carol Brown
DescriptionSilver blade groundbreaking shovel with light brown wooden handle. Metal clamps on top of handle.Dimensions7 x 42 in. (17.8 x 106.7 cm)InscriptionsEngraved in center of blade, "Groundbreaking Ceremony / Allegheny Riverfront Park / The O'Reilly Theater / Projects of the / Pittsburgh Cultural Trust / April 23, 1997".
MarksMaker's stamp on top of blade, horizontally: "MADE IN IRELAND / TRUE TEMPER / FORGED"; "U" vertically below stamp.
Historical NotesA groundbreaking shovel used by donor Carol Brown at the groundbreaking for the downtown O’Reilly Theater and Allegheny Riverfront Park, parts of the Cultural District, on April 23, 1997. The donor served as the head of the Cultural Trust in Pittsburgh for its first 15 years and oversaw the transformation of the Penn-Liberty Avenues corridor of the city into the theater and cultural center of town.
Previous owner
Carol Brown
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