Pinback button of Jackie Robinson with baseball charm and ribbon: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button of Jackie Robinson with baseball charm and ribbon: Date: 1950s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972.
The object in the museum catalogue
A metal pinback button featuring an image of Jackie Robinson with the words [I'M ROOTING FOR JACKIE ROBINSON] at the top and [DODGERS] at the bottom. Attached to the bottom of the pin is a small charm in the shape of a baseball. A red, white, and blue striped ribbon is attached to the back of the pin.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1950s
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
- Subject of: Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink, metal, plastic and ribbon
- Dimensions: Diameter (Pin Only): 1 1/2 × 1/8 in. (3.8 × 0.3 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W x D (All): 3 1/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/4 in. (7.8 × 4 × 1.9 cm)
- Place depicted: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Athletes
- Topic: Baseball
- Topic: Sports
- Object number: 2015.80.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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