Plate, Commemorative
Object number2017.68.8
Manufacturer
Wendell August Forge
Date1993
OriginGrove City, PA
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Jennifer Busia
DescriptionCircular silver-tone metal commemorative plate. Scalloped edge. Plate has overall hammered finish. Front features shallow relief of downtown Pittsburgh including the skyline, Point State Park, the North Side, and the three rivers with the Duquesne Incline in the foreground. Dedication text on front and reverse.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 8.813 × 0.5 in. (22.4 × 1.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has engraved text across top center "TO MAYOR SOPHIE MASLOFF" and at bottom center "Pittsburgh / THE AMERICAN RED CROSS / DEC. 1993".
Reverse has engraved text across center "IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT".
MarksReverse has engraved maker's logo in bottom left corner with text "HANDMADE / WENDELL AUGUST / 90 / K / FORGE / GROVE CITY, PA."; there is a symbol to the right of this logo.
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the life and career of Sophie Masloff. Sophie Friedman (1917-2014) was born in the Hill District and attended Fifth Avenue High School. She became a clerk at the County Court in 1938 and worked there until 1976, the year she was elected to the City Council. She became Mayor in 1988 when she was president of the City Council and Richard Caliguiri died in office, making her next in line. She won the election in 1989 making her the first woman and Jew to hold the office. She declined to run again and retired in 1994. In 2000 and 2004 she served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Previous owner
Sophie Masloff
(1917 - 2014)
Related institution
American Red Cross
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