Australian National Baseball Team Cap

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Overview

This Australian Team baseball cap is made of black acrylic and wool fabric. Embroidered on the front of the crown is a cartoonish kangaroo in yellow thread holding a light-brown baseball bat. Behind the kangaroo is a stylised letter 'A' embroidered in yellow thread, overstitched with another letter 'A' in green thread. Five embroidered stars, in white thread, surround the other symbols. The panels of the crown have black stitched eyelets, and the top button is covered in black fabric.

Embroidered on the left-hand side of the crown is the Australian Baseball Federation logo. It consists of a green oval-shape, with a band of yellow thread on either side. Inside the oval shape is an outline of Australia and the letters 'AB' in white thread and a baseballer in green thread. Inside the letter 'A' is a star in yellow thread.

The two front panels inside the cap are lined with stiffened white fabric and are inscribed with the letters 'MSC' handwritten twice in black pen. The sweatband is of black elasticised material. A manufacturer's label is affixed to the inside of the cap.

Historical information

This cap belonged to Matthew Sheldon-Collins, a stalwart of Victorian, Australian and Olympic baseball from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Announcing his retirement as a player, Sheldon-Collins assumed the role of Director at the Victorian Institute of Sport. In 2007 he was inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.493

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Acrylic (Textile)

Wool Blend (Textile)

Inscriptions and markings

[On crown]
'A'

[Handwritten inside the crown]
'MSC' 'MSC'

[Manufacturer's labels]
'M-XL'
'Acrylic 80%'
'Wool 18%'
'Span 2%'
'One size fits all'
'Made in Korea'

Contextual Information

The cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Matthew Sheldon-Collins and complements the museum's collection of Australian baseball caps. Although no date is known for the cap, its design and colour differs from previous Australian Team caps.

Keywords

Australian Baseball Team Cap

Matthew Sheldon-Collins

Baseball Cap

Baseball Uniform

Statement of significance

Matthew Sheldon-Collins, a well-known Australian baseball player, contributed to the development of baseball in Australia during the 1980s and 1990s. Sheldon-Collins' initials 'MSC' are 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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