Boa

Object number2010.98.25

Date2006

Mediumsynthetic materials

Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family

DescriptionBlack feathered boa. Synthetic.Dimensions78.5 in. (199.4 cm)
Historical NotesFeathered boa worn by Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll during Super Bowl XL, which matched the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Seattle Seahawks. On February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, the Steelers defeated the Seahawks, 21-10, becoming only the third football franchise to have won five Super Bowls. 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)

Related institution Pittsburgh Steelers

Related institution Seattle Seahawks

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