Animal, Stuffed
Object number2010.98.13
Manufacturer
Steven Smith Stuffed Animals, Inc.
Date2000
OriginBrooklyn, NY
OriginChina
Mediumpolyester; plastic
Credit LineChildren of the Baker-Knoll family
DescriptionRed stuffed plush lobster. Two eyes in front, with whiskers on the side.Dimensions3 x 7.5 x 7.5 in. (7.6 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm)MarksFabric label attached to tail, front text: "STEVEN SMITH [around image of panda bear]" ; STEVEN SMITH / STUFFED ANIMALS INC / BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11236 / MADE IN CHINA"; back "ALL NEW MATERIALS" followed by content information.
Historical NotesPlush red lobster used by Catherine Baker Knoll during her 2000 election campaign. 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
c. 1980
1985
1940-1945