Tennis racket cover used by Althea Gibson
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Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
- Owned by
- Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
- Description
- Red and white tennis racket cover. White type appears on center of either side reading, [Wilson]. The "Wilson" type has been covered with tape. White type near bottom of covering reads [MADE IN/U.S.A.]. Cover has zipper running along side of cover.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
- ca. 1960
- Object number
- 2014.205.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- covers (overlying objects)
- Medium
- leather, metal
- Dimensions
- 14 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 1 in. (37.5 × 25.7 × 2.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Sports
- Tennis
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.205.2.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f96727f7-5422-49d3-ab5f-dcd0e78f68cc
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