Manufactured by
Kappa, Italian, founded 1916
Worn by
Moses, Edwin, American, born 1955
Date
1987
Medium
nylon and ink
Dimensions
H x W x D (On Form): 13 × 14 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 36.8 × 21.6 cm)
Description
A pair of white and blue track shorts worn by Edwin Moses. The shorts are blue with white borders around legs and white panels at the sides. There is a white Kappa logo of a man and a woman sitting back-to-back at the bottom of the proper left leg. The logo is also repeated in a vertical line along the white side panels. At the bottom of the sides there is a blue horizontal stripe followed by a red horizontal stripe.
The shorts have an elastic waist band with a white tie at the interior front and white mesh interior lining. The interior tag reads [L / Official / Sponsor / U.S. Track / and Field / Team.] in red on the proper left, and the logo for Kappa is on the proper right. A second tag has manufacturing information.
Place used
Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
Collection title
Jock Michael Smith Collection
Classification
Clothing - Sports Uniforms
Type
athletic shorts
sports uniforms
Topic
Athletes
Clothing and dress
Olympics
Sports
Track and field
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jock Michael Smith Collection
Object number
2016.107.10.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ad300d01-005a-498a-b590-c3feff4f2984

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