Coffee table, 1956 Olympic Games design

Object Type
Domestic items/Furniture/Table
Date Used
1956
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Brief Description
Wooden coffee table with central design, produced as souvenir for the 1956 Olympic Games. Colour design features two olive branches on either side of the official logo of Australian map, with overlaid ignited relay torch and Olympic Rings. 'XVIth OLYMPIAD' at top, 'MELBOURNE/AUSTRALIA' below design. Table comes complete with two separate wooden folding legs.
Museum
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum
Measurements
top: H: 410 W: 410 D: 11mm (H: 16 1/8 W: 16 1/8 D: 7/16")
H: 465 W: 475 D: 475mm (H: 18 5/16 W: 18 11/16 D: 18 11/16")
Media/Materials
Wood
Ink
Varnish
Associated Event
Olympic Games 1956; 1956; Melbourne, Victoria
Associated Person
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1991.2454

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