Wilson & Co., baseball shirt (Portsmouth Navy Yard, Chicago, 1920-25

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Wilson & Co., baseball shirt (Portsmouth Navy Yard, Chicago, 1920-25

Entry/Object ID

2024.001.002

Description

Short-sleeved shirt from a baseball uniform worn by a member of the Portsmouth Navy Yard team. Shirt is gray with navy blue pinstripes with applied blue letters "PNY" and an anchor on the proper left side. There is blue piping around the color and placket with five buttons, and blue trim around the sleeves and neck. Label sewn into collar reads: "SPORTING & ATHLETIC GOODS / THOS. E. WILSON & CO. CHICAGO / U.S.A. / MANUFACTURES" with a strip of off-white fabric underneath, presumably for a name to be written on.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.001

Acquisition Method

FIC

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Thos. E. Wilson & Co.

Date made

1920 - 1925

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Laying flat

Width

35 in

Length

30-1/2 in