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- Tennis Racquet Cover used by Althea Gibson at Wimbledon, 1957
Tennis Racquet Cover used by Althea Gibson at Wimbledon, 1957
Object Details
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Althea Gibson
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1950s
- ID Number
- 1988.0260.06.1
- accession number
- 1988.0260
- catalog number
- 1988.0260.06.1
- user
- Gibson, Althea
- maker
- Lee, Harry C.
- Object Name
- racquet cover, tennis
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 in x 12 in x 1 in; 48.26 cm x 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- web subject
- Sports
- name of sport
- Tennis
- level of sport
- Professional
- web subject
- African American
- Women
- Record ID
- nmah_1756647
- Usage
- CC0
