The base ball collar – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare antique lithograph captures The base ball collar in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The base ball collar
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The color lithograph titled "The Base Ball Collar" ties a men's clothing product to the sport's growing popularity. Its label advertises a linen-imitation collar with a lined buttonhole and was entered for copyright in 1869 by Stiefel & Co. in New York. By the late 1860s, baseball clubs were spreading across the Northeast and Midwest, and manufacturers borrowed the game's appeal to sell everyday goods. Detachable collars were a standard part of men's dress then, so this small printed piece shows commerce and sport meeting in an ordinary wardrobe item.
| Created / published | c1869. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Labels 1860-1870.Advertisements 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. Label states: Linen imitation ; button hole lined. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1869 by Stiefel & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of New York. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| Subjects | Baseball--1860-1870. Collars--1860-1870. Uniforms--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,169 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218205 |
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