Shirt

Object Name:

Shirt

Object ID:

1997.019

Creator:

Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.A. (Design); Delta (Shirt)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH (design); Honduras (manufacture)

Date:

1997

Description:

Souvenir t-shirt. White cotton; short sleeves, round neck. Silkscreen images on back and front. Front shows sepia photograph of the 1905 Concord Carnations minor league baseball team, including 13 men in uniform, two men in suits, boy in a suit, and several bats and mitts. Caption reads (black), "1905 Concord Carnations / New England League Champions". Back of t-shirt shows baseball player and ball, with text (black and red), "N.Y. - Penn League - Minor League Baseball / WATERTOWN / INDIANS / VS. / ONEONTA / YANKEES / MEMORIAL FIELD, / CONCORD, NH / AUGUST, 10-11-12". Label stitched into neck back with maker's mark ("DELTA / EST. 1903", "MADE IN HONDURAS"), fiber content (100% cotton), size (XL), and washing instructions. Adult size extra-large.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Provenance:

Souvenir of minor league (Class A) series between Watertown Indians and Oneonta Yankees, August 10-12, 1997, at Memorial Field, Concord, NH. Shirt bears image of Concord Carnations team, New England League (minor league) champions, 1905, from photo in NHHS collections. Series organized by PlayBall NH, in cooperation with the City of Concord and the New York-Penn League. T-shirt produced by Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.A., Concord, NH. Thomas D. Rath is president of PlayBall NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.A.

Subjects:

Baseball, Baseball team, Baseball equipment