Commemorative
Object number2017.68.22
Made by
Toddler University Daycare
Date2003
MediumPlaster(?); Paint; Ink; Paperboard; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Jennifer Busia
DescriptionPlaster(?) commemorative adhered to rectangular red paperboard backer. Commemorative is overall rectangular and has a hand imprint on the right painted yellow in addition to other pink, red, and yellow details and text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Plaster only): 6 × 7.75 × 0.625 in. (15.2 × 19.7 × 1.6 cm)Height x Width x Depth (Including paperboard backer): 10 × 11.125 × 0.75 in. (25.4 × 28.3 × 1.9 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten text in black ink in top right corner "TO MAYOR MASLOFF".
Pink handwritten text at left center "Class / of / 2003".
Red applied plastic(?) text along bottom "TODDLER / UNIVERSITY DAYCARE".
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the life and career of Sophie Masloff. This commemorative hung in her office. 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)
On View
Not on view
1964
Irene Pasinski Sailer
c. 1944