Boxing glove signed by Jack Johnson
date: label: Date
content: 1919-1945
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Ken-Wel Sporting Goods Company, American, 1919 - 1960
label: Signed by
content: Jack Johnson, American, 1878 - 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Burgundy leather left handed boxing glove with tan cotton tie. A white tag on top of the wrist reads “Ken-Wel / BRAND” in blue text. The bottom of the glove has lacing with white cloth ties. The top of the glove is padded. Inner lining of glove is red and white. The glove is inscribed on top in black ink. The inscription reads “Jack Johnson / Former Heavyweight / Champion / of the world / U.S.A.”
place: label: Place made
content: Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2013.115
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, cotton
label: Dimensions
content: 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (29.2 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)