- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Created by
- United States Tennis Association, American, founded 1881
- Subject of
- Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- A circular Wightman Cup medal. On one side the medal is engraved: [Wightman Cup Matches, 1957, Edgeworth Club]. The reverse is engraved: [Althea Gibson / United States].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- medals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.27.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.