Maroon scarf, produced for 1956 Olympic Games

Object Type
Clothing or accessories/Haberdashery/Fabric
Clothing or accessories/Clothing/Accessory/Scarf
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail

Brief Description
Triangular, maroon-coloured piece of fabric, perhaps a necktie or scarf. On one corner of the fabric is stitched a label that reads "XVIth OLYMPIAD / MELBOURNE 1956" with a logo of a torch emerging from a map of Australia with the Olympic rings above. The item has been housed behind a sheet of plastic with a card backing board.
Museum
Melbourne Cricket Club Museum
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 895 W: 760 D: 2mm (H: 35 1/4 W: 29 15/16 D: 1/16")
Media/Materials
Cotton
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
M8640.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Hilda Gallpen

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