Baseball

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Baseball

Entry/Object ID

1973.44

Description

Leather orange peel style baseball. The cover is handsewn with linen thread.

Context

Made by Reuben St. John of Hubbardton, Vermont, for his grandson Eric St. John. Eric died of scarlet fever at age 13.

Acquisition

Accession

1973.44

Source or Donor

St. John, Helen Humphrey (1905-1998)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

St. John, Reuben (1806-1882)

Date made

circa 1875

Place

Town

Hubbardton

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Baseball

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gear, Baseball

Nomenclature Class

Sports Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

3 in

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

St. John, Eric Herman (1869-1882)