Boxing Gloves worn by Jack Dempsey

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Boxing Gloves worn by Jack Dempsey against Bill Brennan

Object Details

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Dempsey, Jack

Description

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) wore these gloves in a winning title fight against Bill Brennan (1893-1924) at New York's Madison Square Garden on December 14, 1920. Dempsey, a hard hitter from Manassas, Colorado, was one of the most emblematic figures of the period known as "The Roaring Twenties."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Chicago Historical Society, through Ellsworth H. Brown

Date made

1920

ID Number

1982.0360.01

accession number

1982.0360

catalog number

1982.0360.01

Object Name

Gloves, Pair of

boxing gloves

Physical Description

leather; cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 4 in; 27.94 cm x 10.16 cm

overall; single glove: 11 in x 6 in x 4 in; 27.94 cm x 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport or game

Boxing

level of sport

Professional

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d774-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_665782