Scarf

Object number2010.98.24

Manufacturer Etro

Date1992

Mediumcotton; metal

Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family

DescriptionSilk scarf. American flag border. Center has green, white, and red columns; multi-colored paisley-like image in center. Printed in black on top center is commemorative text with dates printed on left center and on right center.Dimensions26 x 25 in. (66 x 63.5 cm)
InscriptionsPrinted in black on top center, "DISCOVERY / OF / AMERICA"; printed on left center, "1492" and on right center, "1992".
MarksMaker's information printed in black on bottom right edge "ETRO / © 1992".
Historical NotesScarf worn by Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll during one of her campaigns. 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)

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