The base ball collar – Antique Wall Art
(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. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The base ball collar
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Among the many advertisements of the late 1860s, this color lithograph stands out for tying a men's shirt accessory to a sport. Its label reads "Linen imitation" and notes a lined buttonhole, and the print was entered for copyright in 1869 by Stiefel & Co. in New York. Baseball was gaining a devoted following in those years, and manufacturers borrowed that popularity to sell everyday clothing. The print offers a glimpse of how commercial culture reflected the game's rise just as professional play was taking shape.
| 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 | 1,536 × 1,496 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140802 |
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