Towel, 1956 Olympic Games
Object Type
Domestic items/Furnishings/Towel
Date Used
1956
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Object Detail
Brief Description
White souvenir towel from the 1956 Olympic Games that has a faded colour image on the front. Beneath the Olympic rings is the image of a man running wearing yellow and green running attire. He is carrying an Olympic torch. The image is in the middle of an outline of Australia, which is surrounded by a laurel wreath. A red dot represents where Melbourne is on the map. Beneath this image is that of a stadium that has the text "MELBOURNE / 1956 / XVI OLYMPIAD" printed on it. In the lower left corner is a manufacturers label that is faded and almost illegible. On lower edge of reverse is handwritten text.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 1260 W: 640 D: 1mm (H: 49 5/8 W: 25 3/16 D: 1/16")
Associated Event
Date Used
1956
Location
In storage
Registration No
1991.2474.2
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Barbara Gadsden.
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