Olympics credentials badge for Gabby Douglas: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

All-Access Olympic credentials badge. The badge is white with a gold top. On the gold section there is a white silhouette of the London skyline. There is also a [HILTON WORLDWIDE {TM}] logo in grey, gold, and black.

The name [GABBY] is typed in bold in the center or the white portion of the badge. The name [DOUGLAS] is underneath and the word [OLYMPIAN] is in the center towards the bottom. There is a very faint wavy gold design in the background, fading out towards the top.

On the proper right corner there is a [HILTON HHONORS {TM}] logo in grey, gold, and black and a USA logo in red with the Olympic rings underneath. The words [Official Hotel Sponsor] are below the two logos. On there proper left right corner there is a [HILTON HHONORS {TM}] logo with Chinese characters underneath. There is also a Chinese logo with the Olympic rings. The words [Chinese Olympic Committee Official Parter] and some Chinese characters are below the two logos.

The lanyard is red with a black plastic fastener at the top and a silver metal keychain at the bottom.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2012
• Owned by: Gabby Douglas, American, born 1995
• Type: badges
• Medium: badge: printing ink on paper (fiber product) with laminated plastic;
• Medium: lanyard: cloth with plastic and metal
• Dimensions: H x W (a.): 6 × 4 1/2 in. (15.2 × 11.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (b.): 18 1/2 × 1 in. (47 × 2.5 cm)
• Place used: London, England, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Gymnastics
• Topic: Olympics
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.12.4ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gabrielle Douglas
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © International Olympic Committee Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.