US Olympic patch owned by Marilyn White: Museum Object and Cultural History
US Olympic patch owned by Marilyn White: Date: 1964. Issued by: United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894. Created by: Unidentified.
The object in the museum catalogue
A US Olympic patch on navy blue felt. The top of the patch has Japanese characters in gold thread. Underneath, gold lettering reads: [U*S*A]. At center there is a shield in gold, red, and white with the Olympic rings. Below the shield are gold threaded laurels. The back of the patch is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1964
- Issued by: United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
- Created by: Unidentified
- Owned by: Marilyn Elaine White, American, born 1944
- Type: patches (costume accessories)
- Medium: thread on felt
- Dimensions: H x W: 6 3/4 × 5 15/16 in. (17.1 × 15.1 cm)
- Place used: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Olympics
- Topic: Sports
- Topic: Track and field
- Object number: 2017.56.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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