Towel - Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956

Object Type
Domestic items/Furnishings/Towel
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Pale blue/green and white bath towel. Raised design - band of leaves at top and lower section of towel. Central feature design has "OLYMPIC GAMES" above Olympic rings and an ignited Olympic torch, which is positioned over map of Australia surrounded by stylised waves. Below design is "MELBOURNE 1956".
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 1210 W: 615 D: 5mm (H: 47 5/8 W: 24 3/16 D: 3/16")
Media/Materials
Cotton
Dye
Thread
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Location
In storage
Registration No
2000.3594.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Yvonne Isabel Sullivan

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