Lady Sovereign Archery Bow used by professional archer Ann Clark
date: label: date made
content: ca 1960
name: label: user
content: Clark, Ann
label: associated person
content: Clark, Ann
label: maker
content: Ben Pearson Archery
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Lade Sovereign model archery bow consists of laminated wood and a darkwood cushion with black and white striped inlay. There is a black aluminum sight with a white striped and an off-white upper and lower limb. The upper and lower nocks are dark and there is a synthetic fur arrow rest and a white bow string. Extra white bow string with suede pads on ends are enclosed. This bow was used by the donor, Ann Clark in amateur competitions as the compound bow is not allowed. Clark began shooting in 1955 to accompany her husband on hunting trips. She enjoyed it so much that she entered and won the National Archery Association Championship. In 1957 she went on to become a member of the United States team and placed second at the World Chamionships in Prague. Clark continued winning championships, promoting the sport of archery and was elected into the Archery Hall of Fame in 1984.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Archery
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
label: web subject
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ann Clark and Deborah L. Clark Ohl
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0713.13
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0713.13
label: accession number
content: 1981.0713
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bow
label: Object Name
content: archery bow
label: Object Name
content: bow, archery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fiberglass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: aluminum (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: off-white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: fur, synthetic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 57 in; 7.62 cm x 144.78 cm