Joe Jackson, Cleveland, American League from Baseball Players Felt Blanket series (B18)

1914

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Felts from Baseball players 1914 flannels/blankets series (B18). Set features ten teams with at least 90 players. Infield is surrounded by colored base paths with featured baseball player at center and two pennants. Each corner includes a baseball, catcher's mask, glove, and baseball bats crossed. At least two color schemes for each player. Thin brown border. Back is a reverse image. Issued by a number of companies. Sold attached to tobacco product. Squares often sewn together into a larger "blanket".

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Title: Joe Jackson, Cleveland, American League from Baseball Players Felt Blanket series (B18)
Date: 1914
Medium: Printed felt
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (13.4 × 13.4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: 63.350.287.18.8
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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