Tennis Dress, worn by Billie Jean King during the "Battle of the Sexes"
Object Details
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- date made
- 1973
- ID Number
- 1992.0122.01
- accession number
- 1992.0122
- catalog number
- 1992.0122.01
- Description (Brief)
- Tennis dress, worn by American professional tennis player Billie Jean King (b, 1943.) The dress, designed by Teddy Tinling, London, was worn by King in her famous exhibition match against male competitor Bobby Riggs known as "The Battle of the Sexes." King handily won the nationally televised event, held in Houston, Texas on September 20, 1973.
- King has won over 129 singles matches in her career, including 12 Grand Slam singles titles. She was the founder of the Women's Tennis Association and has been an influential advocate for the sport of tennis and women's rights.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Billie Jean King
- user
- King, Billie Jean
- designer
- Tinling, Teddy
- maker
- Tinling, Teddy
- subject
- Tennis
- Sports
- Professional
- Women
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26 in x 16 in; 66.04 cm x 40.64 cm
- overall, mounted: 30 1/2 in x 16 1/2 in x 12 in; 77.47 cm x 41.91 cm x 30.48 cm
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Object Name
- dress
- tennis outfit
- dress, tennis
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_748896
Tennis Dress, worn by Billie Jean King during the "Battle of the Sexes"
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