Boxing Gloves worn by Phil Green

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Object Details

user

Green, Philip

maker

A. J. Reach Co.

Description (Brief)

Tan colored leather boxing gloves lined with cotton padding and laced with red string. Worn by middleweight contender "Soldier" Phil Green. According to the donor, John Green, Phil Green's son, "Soldier" Green was the Middleweight Champion of California around 1898.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of John L. Green

date made

ca 1900

ID Number

1986.0319.01

accession number

1986.0319

catalog number

1986.0319.01

Object Name

gloves, boxing

Physical Description

leather (overall material)

cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5 in x 10 in; x 12.7 cm x 25.4 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

used

United States: California, Sacramento

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Boxing

level of sport

Professional

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f750-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_681896