Object Details
- signer
- Paige, Satchel
- Gossett, Louis
- Wilson
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Del Acevedo
- 1981
- ID Number
- 1990.0005.01
- catalog number
- 1990.0005.01
- accession number
- 1990.0005
- Object Name
- baseball, autographed
- autographed baseball
- Physical Description
- horsehide (overall material)
- cork (overall material)
- yarn (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 in; 8.89 cm x 12.7 cm
- place made
- Haiti
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Movies
- Sports & Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- Movie Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Baseball
- Movie
- African American
- Record ID
- nmah_1062791
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-fec2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
