Boston Red Sox 1902

Bill Band

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Watercolor Painting

Bill Band

This beautifully framed piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 24.5” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

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This beautifully framed piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 24.5” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

At the core of the framed piece is the actual piece of original artwork as painted by the artist on textured 100% rag, water-marked watercolor paper. In many cases the original artwork has handwritten notes in pencil from the artist (be sure to “See the actual artwork without the frame” elsewhere in this website). Simply put, this is beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork.

The outer mat is a rich textured black acid-free mat with a decorative inset white v-groove, while the inner mat is a complimentary colored acid-free mat reflecting one of the team’s primary colors. The website image of this framed piece shows the mat color that we suggest (Red), but since each piece is custom framed, we are happy to use whatever color mat you wish (depending on availability) – our standard mat colors are:

Light Blue / Dark Blue / Brown / Maroon (close to brown) / White / Silver / Gold / Yellow (bright yellow) / Green (dark green) / Orange / Purple / Red (bright red, somewhat close to PMS 186)

Beneath the artwork is a silver plate with black text describing the original artwork. The text for this piece will read:

This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1902 Boston Americans (now Boston Red Sox) uniform is the original artwork that was used in the creation of this Boston Red Sox uniform evolution print and tens of thousands of other Boston Red Sox products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Bill Band for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd.

Beneath the silver plate is a 3” x 9” reproduction of a well known, best-selling print that celebrates the history of the team. The print beautifully illustrates the chronological evolution of the team’s uniform and shows you how the original art was used in the creation of this print. If you look closely, you will see that the print features the actual artwork being offered for sale. The 3” x 9” print looks like this:

The piece is framed with an extremely high quality framing glass. We have used this glass style for many years with excellent results. We package every piece very carefully in a double layer of bubble wrap and a rigid double-wall cardboard package to avoid breakage at any point during the shipping process, but if damage does occur, we will gladly repair, replace or refund. Please note that all of our products come with a 90 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Each framed piece also comes with a two page letter signed by Scott Sillcox describing the history behind the art. If there was an extra-special story about your piece of art, that story will be included in the letter. When you receive your framed piece, you should find the letter lightly attached to the front of the framed piece.

If you have any questions, at any time, about the actual artwork or about any of the artist’s handwritten notes on the artwork, I would love to tell you about them. Simply email me, Scott Sillcox, at scott@heritagesportsart.com and I will tell you everything I can about your original piece of art. The artists and I spent well over ten years of our lives creating these pieces of original artwork, and in many cases there are stories I can tell you about your actual piece of artwork that might add an extra element of interest in your one-of-a-kind purchase.

Please note that all reproduction rights for this original work are retained in perpetuity by Major League Baseball unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by MLB. For further information, please contact Heritage Sports Art at questions@heritagesportsart.com .

 

History

Baseball in Boston in the early 1900's was confusing - Boston had both an American League team and a National League team, and the team names kept changing while at the same time their uniforms looked alike.Boston's National League team, established in 1876, was the Boston Doves and later became the Boston Braves, the Milwaukee Braves and now the Atlanta Braves. As for the Red Sox, they were established in 1901 with the formation of the American League and were first known as the Boston Americans. They then became the Red Sox in 1908. It has been published and reported again and again that the Red Sox were at one time or another also called the Puritans, the Pilgrims and the Beaneaters, but this myth has been debunked in an extremely well researched and documented article by Bill Nowlin entitled The Boston Pilgrims Never Existed. This article can be found at www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/boston_pilgrims_story.shtml .The lettering style on this jersey began in 1901 - the first year of the American League. Notice the color, blue not red. Notice also the laced neck - Boston was one of the only teams at the time to have a laced neck - it was mostly unheard of in baseball in the early 1900's.This jersey shows the 1902 jersey. Originally our research team believed Boston wore this uniform in 1902 and 1903 largely because the 1903 World Series team photo collages showed the majority of players wearing this uniform, but upon closer study it seems apparent that the 1903 team collages used some pictures from the 1902 season when this jersey was worn.The following year, 1903, Boston plays in the first ever World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the upstart American League Red Sox upset the National League champs. The Red Sox won the Pennant again the next year, but due to animosity (and some say jealousy) between the New York Giants (the National League Pennant winners) and the Red Sox, the World Series was not played in 1904.

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