Animal, Stuffed
Object number2010.98.11 a,b
Manufacturer
Ty Inc.
Date2000-2004
Mediumcotton; synthetic material; paper; metal
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionStuffed donkey with rectangular campaign button. Donkey is white, with red and blue stars and glitter accents.Dimensions(a) Height: 6.5 ; Width: 3 ; Length: 9(b) W: 2 ; L: 3
Inscriptions(b)
Printed in red, white and blue on front: "CATHERINE BAKER / KNOLL / 2000 / STATE TREASURER".
Marks(a)
Paper label attached to right ear with text "ty / ORIGINAL / BEANIE / BABIES". Inside: left side has several country copyrights; right: "Lefty 2004 / DATE OF BIRTH: June 25, 2003 / When it's time for you to choose / There is a way that you can't loose / You'll never come in second place / When Beanie Babies win the race!"; backside has warning and UPC symbol.
Fabric label under tail "[within a red heart] ty / Lefty 2004"; product information on opposite side.
Historical NotesCampaign memorabilia Catherine Baker Knoll's political career. 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
Just Play, LLC
1946
Ludlow
2000
c. 1980