Coat
Object number89.25.1
Made by
Robert Ralston Gaw
(Irish)
Date1881
Credit LineGift of Bernice Crosby
DescriptionBaby coat. Brown wool coat with silk trim.Historical NotesThis coat was made by Robert Ralston Gaw for his son. Gaw was a costume tailor in the East End of Pittsburgh and an Irish immigrantLabel TextThis dark brown, wool coat with silk trim was made by Robert Gaw, a “Costume Tailor,” for his first-born son John. John, who later worked for Westinghouse, died in 1908 at age 27 from an injury he received while playing ice hockey.Previous owner
John Gaw
(died 1908)
Subjects
Terms
On View
On view
1943-1946
The Hays Corporation
1883
1980-1989
