Ribbon, Prize
Object number2021.31.2
MediumSatin; Fabric; Metal; Paper; Adhesive ; Ink
Credit LineGift of Stoop N' Bend Garden Club
DescriptionBurgundy satin award ribbon. Circular burgundy rosette with double ruffle surrounding central circle. Two burgundy ribbons suspended from rosette, each ribbon has serrated bottom edge and has gold printed award information. Reverse of rosette has circular white paper backer with hole at top center with gold twisted fabric cord loop through it; backer also has numerous staples and rectangular area of paper/adhesive residue across center.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 12.128 x 4.188 x 0.438 in. (30.8 x 10.6 x 1.1 cm)InscriptionsViewer's left ribbon has printed gold text in vertical orientation "SPECIAL AWARD".
Viewer's right ribbon has printed gold text in vertical orientation "PITTSBURGH GARDEN" above printed gold text in horizontal orientation "CENTER".
Paper backer on reverse of rosette has partial label with black printed text "05".
Historical NotesAward ribbon from the Stoop N' Bend Garden Club. The Stoop N’ Bend Garden Club was the first African American women’s gardening club in Pittsburgh. The club was founded on July 20, 1940 by Aluvia Waters, usually referred to as Mrs. Charles J. Waters, Jr., at the Phipps Garden Center, formerly the Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center, to “stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening.” Mrs. Waters was president of the Stoop N’ Bend for its first eight years. A club member’s husband gave the club its name, saying that when his wife worked in her garden she was always stooping and bending. In its early days Stoop N’ Bend was an organization where African American women could learn gardening tips from each other, plan events for the community, and provide a social outlet for club members. Through its history, the club sent gifts to people in need, provided flowers for veterans’ hospitals, planted gardens in new areas of Pittsburgh, volunteered with local children, and helped businesses develop their gardens. Stoop N’ Bend’s founding motto was, “We pass this way but once, let us beautify the way we go, so the world may know which way we went.”
Previous owner
Stoop N' Bend Garden Club
(founded 1940)
Related person
Aluvia Waters
Related institution
Phipps Garden Center
Related institution
Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center
Terms
On View
Not on view
c. 1893
1975
