Catcher's mitt used by Roy Campanella
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place used
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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: 2014.30.3
objectType: label: Type
content: gloves
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: leather, padding, metal
label: Dimensions
content: 9 3/4 × 12 × 3 5/16 in. (24.8 × 30.5 × 8.5 cm)