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Souvenir

Object number2023.104.3

OriginGermany

MediumCeramic; Glaze; Paper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Presbyterian-University Hospital Alumnae Association

DescriptionWhite ceramic miniature boot souvenir. Gold glaze covers the front half of the boot. Front vamp of boot is white and has a polychrome image of the Washington Monument and Presbyterian Hospital building; gold text below the image. Boot has a short heel; flared and scalloped top edge; and curvilinear and dot surface designs. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.938 x 1.625 x 4.125 in. (10 x 4.1 x 10.5 cm)
InscriptionsGold text on top of vamp "WASHINGTON MONUMENT AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL / NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA."

Underside of toe has an orange sticker with black handwritten number "47".
MarksUnderside of heel has black stamped text "MADE IN GERMANY".
Historical NotesSouvenir ceramic boot from Presbyterian Hospital. Part of a collection related to nurses that worked for Presbyterian University Hospital. The institution was named Presbyterian Hospital from 1893-1961. It is now part of the UPMC health system. Presbyterian Hospital was founded on the North Side of Pittsburgh in 1893 by Dr. Louise Wotring Lyle, the widow of a Presbyterian minister. Lyle had dreamed of opening a hospital to serve the needy and a school to train nurses. She helped found the Women’s Medical College in Cincinnati and graduated from it at the age of 50 in 1892. The next year, she returned to Pittsburgh, the place where she had nursed the wounded during the Civil War, and opened a five-room hospital out of her home. Dr. Jane Vincent, the first female physician in Allegheny County, aided Lyle in her efforts. Within two years she was able to open a school of nursing, and by 1968, it had graduated 2,950 nurses. Presbyterian Hospital eventually merged with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine to become Presbyterian-University Hospital. Although the School of Nursing closed, they maintain an active alumnae organization.

Related institution Presbyterian University Hospital

Related institution Presbyterian Hospital

Related person George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

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