Smock
Object number2007.15.9
Datec. 1919
MediumCotton; Mother-of-pearl
Credit LineGift of William Hill Garwood Jr., James Nicholson McMillen Garwood, Robert Douglas Garwood, and Margaret Kathleen Garwood McAuliffe
DescriptionCream-colored long-sleeve cotton smock. Machine stitched. V-neck with hip pocket at proper right side. Rectangular Red Cross patch sewn at bottom of neckline. Three mother of pearl buttons up back, from waist to back of neck.Dimensions15 x 49.5 in. (38.1 x 125.7 cm)Historical NotesThis American Red Cross smock was worn by Margaret McMillen Garwood. Margaret McMillen Garwood obtained a degree from Wilson College in the early 1900s. Margaret was a social worker and worked at community centers in Lawrenceville and the Hill District and also served in the Red Cross. Her husband, Clyde Garwood, became principal of Homewood Schools in 1909 and Associated Superintendent of North Side Pittsburgh in 1914. From December 1919 to June of 1920, the Garwoods lived in Paris because he was appointed European Director of the Junior American Red Cross.
Previous owner
Margaret McMillen Garwood
(1882 - 1959)
Related person
Dr. Clyde Harry Garwood
(died 1965)
Related institution
American Red Cross
Related institution
Wilson College
On View
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1847-1969
Julius Keilwerth
c. 1925
