Hat, Cowboy
Object number2010.98.20
Manufacturer
Bee Hat Company
Datec. 2000
OriginUnited States of America
MediumWool; Leather; Plastic
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionRed wool cowboy hat with a silver metallic band on a leather band around top. Charm attached through band. Black leather inner head band, with gold metallic print, and a paper tag attached to band.Dimensions3.75 x 13.25 x 14.25 in. (9.5 x 33.7 x 36.2 cm)MarksMaker's mark reads: "BEE HAT CO. / MADE IN U.S.A."
Paper tag: "MEDIUM / WPL 4384 / Made / in U.S.A. / 100% WOOL".
Historical NotesCowboy hat worn by Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Part of a collection relating to the life and political career of Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll. Born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll worked in the family business, Knoll Hotel and Restaurant, developing her people skills and beginning her political activism. In 1970, she became a state committee woman for the Democratic Party, then rose through the ranks of the state's Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles. She was tapped by the party in 1976, to run for State Treasurer, but did not get elected to office until 1988. She easily won a second term in 1992, by a landslide vote. In 2002, she was elected as the state's first female Lieutenant Governor.
Previous owner
Catherine Baker Knoll
(1930 - 2008)
On View
Not on view
1900-1910
1949-1985
Marlow White Uniforms, Inc.
