Boxing gloves worn by Joe Louis
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of boxing gloves. The exterior is dry and flaking. There is padding inside the gloves, and the glove openings are strung together with strings that appear have good integrity.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
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, Gift of Candice and George Joseph, the Family of Joe Louis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.16.2ab
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 (material) , string (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (left glove [a]): 5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 12 3/16 in. (15 × 12 × 31 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (right glove [b]): 5 11/16 × 3 15/16 × 11 7/16 in. (14.5 × 10 × 29 cm)