Baseball, signed by Louis Gossett and Satchell Paige: Museum Object and Cultural History
Baseball, signed by Louis Gossett and Satchell Paige: date made: 1981. signer: Paige, Satchel. signer: Gossett, Louis.
The object in the museum catalogue
Baseball signed by actor Louis Gossett Jr. (b.1936) and former Negro and Major League pitcher Satchel Paige (1906-19182). The ball was signed at the filming of the television movie "Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige," released in 1981. In the film, Gosset portrayed the baseball legend.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1981
- signer: Paige, Satchel
- signer: Gossett, Louis
- maker: Wilson
- Object Name: baseball, autographed
- Object Name: autographed baseball
- Physical Description: horsehide (overall material)
- Physical Description: cork (overall material)
- Physical Description: yarn (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 in; 8.89 cm x 12.7 cm
- place made: Haiti
- Subject: Baseball
- Subject: Movie
- Subject: African American
- ID Number: 1990.0005.01
- catalog number: 1990.0005.01
- accession number: 1990.0005
- Credit Line: Del Acevedo
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.
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