Jersey for the St. Louis Cardinals worn by Curt Flood
date: label: Date
content: 1966
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Rawlings, American, founded 1887
label: Worn by
content: Curtis Charles Flood, American, 1938 - 1997
label: Subject of
content: St. Louis Cardinals, American, founded 1881
notes: label: Description
content: This baseball jersey was game worn by Curt Flood in 1966 playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. The jersey is short-sleeved and collarless. It is made from a white synthetic fabric and closes down the center front using seven (7) pearlized white plastic buttons. The word "Cardinals" is embroidered in red rayon thread across the front chest with a gold baseball bat above it and two (2) cardinals sitting perched on the bat. The embroidery goes across the front opening. The number "21" in red and blue felt is sewn at the proper right side below the embroidery. A red Rawlings manufacturer's label is sewn at the proper left side near the hem with an additional white label sewn just above the hem and below the red label containing care information. Red and blue felt letters and numbers are sewn on the back shoulders reading "FLOOD / 21". The jersey is not lined.
place: label: Place used
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.211.2
objectType: label: Type
content: jerseys
label: Type
content: sports uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber, rayon thread, felt, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 33 1/4 × 25 × 12 in. (84.5 × 63.5 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 33 1/2 × 21 in. (85.1 × 53.3 cm)