Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1992.094.071 |
Object Name |
Award |
Collection |
Sports |
Credit line |
Gift of Daniel Frawley |
Date |
1989 |
Description |
Little League baseball award presented to Mayor Daniel Frawley by the Wilmington Optimist Little League. The award consists of an oak-veneered, particle board back to which is affixed a 3 1/4" x 3 1/8" brass baseball and glove model. Beneath the brass glove is a 3 5/8" x 2 1/8" engraved brass plaque with text: "Presented to / Mayor Dan Frawley / In appreciation for / your support / Wilmington Optimist L.L. / 1989." There is a single vertical hanging hole at the back. The Wilmington Optimist Little League was started in 1952 with four teams and the games were played in South Wilmington at a field next to Eden Park. |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-4.25 D-1.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
overall greatest dimensions |
Owned |
Daniel Frawley |
Provenance |
Daniel Frawley was Mayor of Wilmington from 1985-1992. |
Subjects |
Awards Sports Mayors Baseball |
People |
Frawley, Daniel S. |
Search Terms |
Baseball Wilmington Optimist Little League Sports Daniel Frawley Twentieth Century Awards |
Material |
Particle board; brass |
Place of Origin |
Wilmington, DE |