Bayou Classic trophy awarded to Southern University Jaguars
Object Details
- Description
- Crystal vase/urn-shaped trophy (2015.149a) with metal plaque adhered to side. Plaque has image of a jaguar and a tiger biting a football, with black type that reads, [BAYOU CLASSIC/SINCE/1974/GRAMBLING SOUTHERN]. Crystal trophy sits on a square base (2015.149b) with a felt top. Base has brass plaque at front with black type that reads, [2014 BAYOU CLASSIC/CHAMPIONS/SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JAGUARS/DAWSON ODUMS, COACH].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Southern University System, Southern University and A&M College, University of Louisiana System, Grambling State University
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 2014
- Object number
- 2015.149
- Manufactured by
- Waterford Crystal, Irish, founded 1783
- Subject of
- Bayou Classic, founded 1974
- Dawson Odums, American
- Grambling State University, American, founded 1901
- Southern University at New Orleans, American, founded 1956
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- trophies (prizes)
- Medium
- crystal (lead glass) , metal , wood and felt
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (trophy): 22 × 8 × 8 in. (55.9 × 20.3 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W x D (base): 3 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (9.5 × 26.7 × 26.7 cm)
- H x W x D (Trophy on base): 25 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (64.8 × 26.7 × 26.7 cm)
- Place used
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Education
- Football
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Social life and customs
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.149
