Champion of the World Banner belonging to John L. Sullivan
date: label: date made
content: 1882
name: label: referenced
content: Sullivan, John L.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Dark blue silk boxing banner with green border. American Eagle at center over American shield. Four pairs of flags, Irish and American. The American flags have St. Andrews crosses. Reads "John L. Sullivan, Champion of the World, May the Best Man Win, Beat Paddy Ryan Feb 7th, 1882." Banner is framed in a gilt frame. This represents the first time Sullivan won the championship, defeating Paddy Ryan in a bare knuckle fight in Mississippi CIty, Mississippi.
place: label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Boxing
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.292963.01
label: accession number
content: 292963
label: catalog number
content: 292963.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Banner
label: Object Name
content: banner, boxing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (banner material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (frame material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (frame material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 20 in; 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm