6-iron golf club used by Ethel Funches
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Used by
content: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Arnold Daniel Palmer, American, 1929 - 2016
notes: label: Description
content: A 6-iron golf club, used by Ethel Funches.
label: Description
content: The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short green diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of an arrow-like shape. There is text going vertically down both sides of the arrow. On the proper right side of the arrow it reads [GRIP RITE] and on the proper left side it reads [SWING RITE]. There is a thin line going around the base of the grip with stars below it. There is a hole in the center of the top of the grip. There is a green indented circle around it. It reads [GOLF PRIDE] above the circle and [MADE IN USA] below the circle. It reads [VICTORY] in an arc inside the circle with a small star.
label: Description
content: There are some scuffs and areas of discoloring on the shaft. There is a thick area at the base of the shaft with two thing red stripes and an indented diamond pattern above it.
label: Description
content: The head of the club is silver in color and is made of metal. There are scuffs and scratches in several different areas. It is fairly flat and has rounded corners. The proper left side eleven (11) horizontal grooved lines of varying lengths. The proper right side has engraved text which reads [the / Standard] and [Palmer]. There is an engraved number “6” on the underside of the head.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.249.4.5
objectType: label: Type
content: golf clubs (equipment)
label: Type
content: sports and athletic equipment
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: wood, metal, rubber, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.249.4.5 6 Iron): 34 × 3/4 × 3 in. (86.4 × 1.9 × 7.6 cm)