Two button badges with image of Winsome Cripps, 1956 Olympic Games
Object Type
Trophies and awards/Badge
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Two identical small round souvenir badges with a black and white bust-portrait photograph of Olympic athlete, Winsome Cripps, on a white background. They are attached to a textured yellow card by adhesive tape. A green leaf border surrounds the image on the pins, broken at the upper and lower edges by printed text. The text at the upper edge reads, "1956 / OLYMPIC GAMES". Beneath the image, along the bottom edge is a yellow section containing printed text that reads, "WINSOME CRIPPS / Athletics".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 35 W: 4 D: 35mm (H: 1 3/8 W: 3/16 D: 1 3/8")
Media/Materials
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1998.3394.102
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by the children of Winsome Cripps - Lisa, Lyndall and Jason.
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