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Coat

Object number2005.7.1

Date1883

MediumWool; Cotton; Animal fur; Metal

Credit LineGift of Annie Weidman

DescriptionCream coat with three quarter length sleeves. Fur trim at cuffs and all edges. Embroiderery & detailing across shoulders and back, and also around all edges on the inside lining. Embriodery appears to be black & brown leaf pattern ; detailing is cream cotton in form of flowers and discs. Cream cord with tassels on both left and right sides at front of coat and two on the back. Three round metal ball closures down proper left side, which attach to small cream cotton loops on opposite side.Dimensions50 in. (127 cm)
Historical NotesAnnie Jacobs Davis wore this coat at her wedding to Barnett Davis in 1883. She was involved in many Jewish philanthropic societies and she was instrumental in founding Montefiore Hospital in 1908.Label TextAnnie Jacobs Davis (1865-1952) emigrated at the age of eight with her family from Russia. She married Barnett Davis (1858-1913), a Lithuanian watchmaker and founder of the diamond merchant firm by the same name which is still in business. She was known for helping others and for her involvement in Jewish organizations. In 1898, in response to the need of Jewish patients in Pittsburgh hospitals for kosher food and the shortage of training opportunities for Jewish doctors, she was asked to start a Jewish hospital. The efforts of the Hebrew Ladies Hospital Aid Society, which she helped to found, were successful; and, in 1908 Montefiore Hospital was opened. Annie Jacobs Davis is known as “The Mother of Montefiore Hospital.”

Related person Annie Jacobs Davis (1865 - 1952)

Related institution Montefiore Hospital

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