Museum object · blazers
Wightman Cup blazer worn by Althea Gibson
1957
Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An off-white blazer with three buttons down the front center. The jacket has two pockets and features an embroidered American shield over crossed tennis racquets on the proper left chest.
- Catalog date
- 1957
- Recorded places
- Edgeworth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Clothing and dress; Sports; Tennis
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2009.27.5
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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