Sparring gloves used by Muhammad Ali
date: label: Date
content: mid to late 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910
label: Used by
content: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Deer Lake Training Camp, American, founded 1972
notes: label: Description
content: Black leather Everlast boxing gloves custom made for Muhammad Ali and used at Deer Lake Training Camp. The gloves have a tan leather trim and white thread stiched at the seams. On the backhand wrist of each glove is a piece of white satin sewn on with the Everlast logo with the trademark symbol printed in black. Below the logo are the words [MADE IN U.S.A.] and [Made Expressly for MUHAMMAD ALI] in black ink. The underside of the gloves have the numbers [2416] printed in white ink at the top. Also on the underside are original white cotton laces down the middle.
place: label: Place used
content: Orwigsburg, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
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
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
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: 2023.91.7ab
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 with cotton, plastic, nylon, padding and ink on satin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. left glove): 12 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (31.8 × 19.1 × 11.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b. right glove): 12 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (31.8 × 19.1 × 11.4 cm)