White terrycloth robe worn by Muhammad Ali during training at Deer Lake
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Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910
- Worn by
- Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
- Description
- This white cotton terry robe (a) and belt (b) were used by Muhammad Ali while training in 1980 at Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, for a fight against Larry Holmes. The robe has full-length sleeves, a turned collar, and falls just below the knees. There are two (2) patch pockets, one at each front side waist, with rounded bottom edges. A white rectangular patch with black text reading "EVERLAST" is sewn to the proper left front chest. Two (2) self-fabric belt loops are sewn to the robe, one at each side waist, for securing the self-fabric belt (b). Black leather letters are sewn on the back across the shoulders reading "MUHAMMAD / ALI" with the name Muhammad arcing over the name Ali. The robe is self-lined in white cotton terry.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1980
- Object number
- 2011.153.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- robes
- Medium
- cotton terry and leather
- Dimensions
- H x W: 50 1/2 x 62 1/2 in. (128.3 x 158.8 cm)
- On Form: 50 x 26 x 21 in. (127 x 66 x 53.3 cm)
- Place used
- Deer Lake, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Clothing and dress
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.153.3ab
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59111e981-27aa-4174-b2da-bcc5ee921393
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