Object Details
presenter
City of San Francisco
recipient
Fitzgerald, Ella
Description
Key to the City of San Francisco, California. During her national tours, communities awarded jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, a key to their city. It is a metal key with a maroon plush-lined cardboard box. The key is engraved:
SEAL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
OF SAN FRANCISCO
PRESENTED
TO
ELLA FITZGERALD
JULY 24, 1987
[signature of Diane Fienstein]
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
presentation date
1987
ID Number
1996.0342.049.17
accession number
1996.0342
catalog number
1996.0342.049.17
Object Name
key
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
paper (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements
key: 7/8 in x 9 3/8 in x 3 1/2 in; 2.2225 cm x 23.8125 cm x 8.89 cm
box: 1 3/4 in x 4 1/16 in x 9 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 10.31875 cm x 24.765 cm
place made
United States: California, San Francisco
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Awards and Prizes
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1190817