Australian National Baseball Team Cap

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Overview

This Australian Team baseball cap is predominantly dark green with two white panels in the front of the crown. Embroidered on these panels is a green diamond-shape, representing a baseball diamond, with the outline of a white baseball with black stitched seams. A green kangaroo and two groups of five yellow horizontal lines of varying lengths and thickness are embroidered across the baseball and diamond. The two white panels of the crown have white stitched eyelets, the four green panels have green stitched eyelets. The top button is covered in green fabric. The cap peak is green, with the player's number '13' handwritten in black felt pen on the light green underside. Inside the cap the two front panels are lined with white stiffening material and are covered with a black mesh. The four rear panels are lined with fabric mottled black and cream. The sweatband is leather and has the number '58' attached to it. A manufacturer's label is affixed to the inside of the cap.

Historical information

This cap belonged to Matthew Sheldon-Collins, who was a significant baseball player for Victorian, Australian and Olympic teams in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2007 he was inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.492

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Leather

Synthetic Fiber

Inscriptions and markings

[Manufacturer's label]
'Made in Japan'
'Descente'

[Label attached to sweatband]
'58'

[Handwritten on underside of peak]
'13'

Contextual Information

The cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Matthew Sheldon-Collins and complements the museum's collection of Australian national baseball team memorabilia.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Cap

Matthew Sheldon-Collins

Sports Uniform

Statement of significance

Matthew Sheldon-Collins debuted for the Australian national team at the age of 19 and remained with them for over a decade. His playing number '13' is hand-inscribed on the cap, which has both historic and social significance, and comes with impeccable provenance.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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