Seattle Mariners batting helmet worn by Ken Griffey Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Manufactured by
content: American Baseball Cap, American
label: Worn by
content: Ken Griffey Jr., American, born 1969
label: Signed by
content: Ken Griffey Jr., American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Seattle Mariners, American, founded 1977
label: Subject of
content: Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
notes: label: Description
content: A Seattle Mariners batting helmet worn by Ken Griffey Jr.
label: Description
content: The hard, plastic helmet is navy blue. There is a white, teal, navy, and silver “S” logo on the front of the helmet. There is a white and red baseball in the center of the “S”, with a teal and silver nautical compass design. There is a signature in silver ink on the brim of the hat. It reads [Ken Griffey Jr]. The proper right side of the helmet is longer than the proper left side, in order to cover the ear. There is a hole on the ear flap. There are a few small holes and a circular white sticker on the top of the helmet. The inside of the helmet has tan and grey foam padding on the back of the helmet and in the center. There is also tan leather covering some of the padding around the front and sides of the helmet. There is a foam circle covering the ear flap. There is a white rectangular “Warning” label with red text inside of the helmet. There is also a rectangular white sticker inside the helmet. It has blue text which reads [american baseball cap / MEDIA, PA. 19063 / 7 ¼ / MADE IN U.S.A.]. There is an authentication sticker on the underside of the brim. There is a white number “24” on the back of the helmet at the bottom. There is a white MLB logo and a white “ABC” sticker with three white faces in baseball hats. There is a white oval sticker with information about the Beckett Authentication company. There are scuff marks on the outside and the inside of the helmet. Several of the stickers and pieces of foam are torn.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Seattle, King County, Washington, 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
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: 2019.66.3
objectType: label: Type
content: helmets
label: Type
content: uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Seattle Mariners
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic with paint, ink, adhesive, leather, and foam
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (21.6 × 19.7 × 28.6 cm)