Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Philadelphia Stars, American, 1933 - 1952
- Description
- A triangular Philadelphia Stars felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of red felt with a strip of white felt stitched to the left edge with four red tassels. There is a green, white, and orange screen-printed image of a baseball player sliding into home plate with the catcher standing behind the plate, ready to catch the baseball coming towards him. There is white text next to the image that reads "PHILADELPHIA STARS" with four white stars on either side of the word "STARS."
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1933 - 1952
- Object number
- 2013.171.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- pennants
- Medium
- paint on felt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 3/16 in. (18.4 x 69.9 x 0.5 cm)
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Baseball
- Segregation
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.171.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566c59c0c-e3a8-4a6d-9854-c333009990a7
Related Content
