Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Indianapolis Clowns, American, 1946 - 1989  Search this

Medium:

paint on felt

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 3/8 x 25 1/2 x 3/16 in. (18.7 x 64.8 x 0.5 cm)

Type:

pennants

Place depicted:

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1943 - 1945

Description:

Triangular Cincinnati Clowns felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of maroon felt with a strip of yellow felt stitched to the left edge with red knotted tassels. There is a screen-printed image of a baseball diamond with swirling edge and white text on the maroon felt that reads "CINCINNATI CLOWNS."

Topic:

African American  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.171.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d563664-9d9e-4b8c-bf61-7b2758548a67

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.171.2