T.W. Corcoran, Shortstop, Brooklyn, from Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball series (N300)
Medium
Commercial lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 13/16 × 1 5/8 in. (7.2 × 4.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
Burdick 222, N300.34
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s America with *T.W. Corcoran, Shortstop, Brooklyn*, a charming commercial lithograph from P.H. Mayo & Brother's Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball series (N300). Produced in Richmond, Virginia, in 1895, this tiny print—measuring just 2 13/16 × 1 5/8 inches—captures the poised figure of baseball player T.W. Corcoran, a key shortstop for the Brooklyn team. As part of the Drawings and Prints department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, gifted through The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, it exemplifies ephemera: everyday printed matter that offers a window into popular c...