Boxing glove signed by Jack Johnson
- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Manufactured by
- Ken-Wel Sporting Goods Company, American, 1919 - 1960
- Signed by
- Johnson, Jack, American, 1878 - 1946
- Date
- 1919-1945
- Medium
- leather, cotton
- Dimensions
- 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (29.2 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm)
- Description
- Burgundy leather left handed boxing glove with tan cotton tie. A white tag on top of the wrist reads “Ken-Wel / BRAND” in blue text. The bottom of the glove has lacing with white cloth ties. The top of the glove is padded. Inner lining of glove is red and white. The glove is inscribed on top in black ink. The inscription reads “Jack Johnson / Former Heavyweight / Champion / of the world / U.S.A.”
- Place made
- Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- gloves
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Men
- Race relations
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.115
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.