<I>The Close of the Battle or the Champion Triumphant</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 3, 1811
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Published by
content: Walker and Knight, British
label: Subject of
content: Tom Molineaux, American, 1784 - 1818
label: Subject of
content: Tom Cribb, English, 1781 - 1848
label: Subject of
content: Bill Richmond, American, 1763 - 1829
notes: label: Description
content: A framed etching with watercolor print depicting a bare knuckle boxing match between Tom Molineaux and Tom Cribb that took place on September 28, 1811. Molineaux and Cribb are depicted shirtless. The scene shows Cribb landing a punch on Molineaux. Five people are shown to be watching. A description of the scene appears below image. The back of the frame has sticker on it with an inscription about provenance.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Rutland, East Midlands, England, Europe
title: label: Title
content: Framed etching of Tom Molineaux vs. Tom Cribb
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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: 2014.89.6.1
objectType: label: Type
content: watercolors
label: Type
content: etchings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and watercolor on wove rag paper with wood and glass frame
label: Dimensions
content: Frame: 14 3/4 × 18 1/2 × 1 in. (37.5 × 47 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Visible Print): 9 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (24.4 × 34 cm)