Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993
- Description
- A dark brown leather catcher's mitt used by Roy Campanella. The catcher's mitt lacks individual fingers and is to be worn on the left hand. The back has an adjustable strap across the top with leather strip ties strung through metal grommets around the perimeter of the glove. An opening is under the adjustable trap. The glove is heavily padded.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1950
- Object number
- 2014.30.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gloves
- Medium
- leather, padding, metal
- Dimensions
- 9 3/4 × 12 × 3 5/16 in. (24.8 × 30.5 × 8.5 cm)
- Place used
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.30.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ad470ebc-46fc-4c6c-bf1d-c65cad42b9a1
