- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Worn by
- Robinson, Sugar Ray, American, 1921 - 1989
- Date
- 1940-1965
- Medium
- terry cloth and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On Form): 31 × 23 × 13 in. (78.7 × 58.4 × 33 cm)
- Description
- A white terry cloth robe worn by Sugar Ray Robinson. The robe fastens with a terry cloth belt that ties in the front. The sleeves are long and have a cuff at the bottom. There is a small patch pocket on the proper left bust. There are two larger patch pockets on the bottom, on each side of the robe. On the back of the robe, [SUGAR] is stitched onto the upper half in blue thread.
- Collection title
- Jock Michael Smith Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Type
- robes
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Clothing and dress
- Sports
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.159.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




