Football signed by Jerry Rice: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Wilson NFL football signed by Jerry Rice. The football is leather with white rubber laces. There is an inscription written in black in on the laces that reads [R / Q]. The logos for the NFL and Wilson are visible and there is text throughout. The text reads: [(NFL Logo) / American Football Conference / National Football Conference / National Football League / Wilson / Made In USA / 8Z]; ["The Duke" / Wilson / (NFL Logo) / Roger Goodell / Commissioner]; and [49ers]. Jerry Rice's signature, in silver marker, is visible on one side.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 2006
• Manufactured by: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
• Signed by: Jerry Rice, American, born 1962
• Subject of: San Francisco 49ers, American, founded 1946
• Subject of: National Football League, American, founded 1920
• Type: footballs
• Medium: leather and rubber
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 7 × 13 1/2 × 8 in. (17.8 × 34.3 × 20.3 cm)
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Football
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2016.66.3.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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