Wightman Cup blazer worn by Althea Gibson
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Created by
content: United States Tennis Association, American, founded 1881
label: Subject of
content: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: An off-white blazer with three buttons down the front center. The jacket has two pockets and features an embroidered American shield over crossed tennis racquets on the proper left chest.
place: label: Place used
content: Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Tennis
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: 2009.27.5
objectType: label: Type
content: blazers
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: wool
label: Dimensions
content: 29 3/4 x 29 3/8 in. (75.6 x 74.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: On form: 28 3/4 x 21 x 18 in. (73 x 53.3 x 45.7 cm)