Souvenir Spoon - 1988 Seoul Olympic Games - in plastic presentation case
Object Type
Domestic items/Cutlery/Spoon
Date Used
1988
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Object Detail
Brief Description
An ornate bronze coloured spoon. The shallow spoon bowl is shaped like an Olympic victory medal and features a seated goddess accompanied by three items associated with victory, i.e. the laurel wreath, the palm, and the oil-filled painted amphora. A chariot race proceeds in the background. The stem of the spoon features two lions holding up a crest, acting as the handle of the spoon. The crest is a coloured enamel reproduction of the 1988 Seoul Olympics emblem, comprising of a blue, red, and yellow spiral. This is crowned on top of the Olympic rings emblem, with the text below reading 'SEOUL 1988'. The spoon sits within the cavity of a brown moulded plastic holder, slid into a blue card box with a clear plastic window.
Measurements
object: H: 115 W: 37 D: 10mm (H: 4 1/2 W: 1 7/16 D: 3/8")
container: H: 210 W: 55 D: 15mm (H: 8 1/4 W: 2 3/16 D: 9/16")
container: H: 210 W: 55 D: 15mm (H: 8 1/4 W: 2 3/16 D: 9/16")
Associated Event
Associated Person
Date Used
1988
Location
In storage
Registration No
1989.2069.8
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by the Australian Olympic Federation
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