- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- leather , padding (material) , string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (left glove [a]): 5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 12 3/16 in. (15 × 12 × 31 cm)
- H x W x D (right glove [b]): 5 11/16 × 3 15/16 × 11 7/16 in. (14.5 × 10 × 29 cm)
- Description
- A pair of boxing gloves. The exterior is dry and flaking. There is padding inside the gloves, and the glove openings are strung together with strings that appear have good integrity.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- gloves
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Candice and George Joseph, the Family of Joe Louis
- Object number
- 2018.16.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




