Stole
Object number2014.51.3
Retailer
Boggs & Buhl
(1869 - 1958)
Date1940-1959
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumFur/Fabric/Metal
Credit LineGift of Carol Braun Kunz
DescriptionVariegated brown fur stole.Dimensions11 x 48.5 x 1.5 in. (27.9 x 123.2 x 3.8 cm)MarksBlack fabric label on liner at back top center with embroidered yellow logo on the left and embroidered yellow text on the right "Boggs & Buhl / Pittsburgh, Pa."
Historical NotesThis item was owned and worn by Vera T. Emminger Kanary in the late 1940s-1950s. She was born on January 31, 1912, and died on November 2, 1988. Vera worked at Boggs & Buhl after graduating from Perry High School. Following this she worked at Mellon Bank. The donor Carol Braun Kunz has a photograph of her aunt wearing it while visiting the new Pittsburgh International Airport. Vera T. Emminger Kanary is the aunt of donor Carol Braun Kunz.
Previous owner
Vera T. Emminger Kanary
(1912 - 1988)
Related institution
Perry High School
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Boggs & Buhl
