Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
White, Marilyn Elaine, American, born 1944
Date
1964
Medium
thread on felt with ribbon on ink on paper in plastic
Dimensions
H x W: 6 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (16.2 × 10.8 cm)
H x W (Badge only): 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 6.4 cm)
Description
An Olympic wappen (coat-of-arms) patch in packaging. The wappen is a red felt shield shape with threaded stitching. The red felt has a black and white shield attached to it. The center of the wappen is white thread with [TOKYO] threaded in black at the top center. Below the text is a red sun with [1964] above the Olympic rings in gold thread. At the bottom of the wappen there is a small black, red, and blue ribbon with Japanese writing on it in white thread. The patch is stapled to a white, blue, and red paper and is encased in plastic wrap. The paper has Japanese writing and a red sun with the text: [Tokyo 1964]. Under the top section there is more Japanese writing, followed by the text: [OLYMPIC WAPPEN]. In the bottom right corner of the paper, text reads: [PRICE ? 100.]. The back of the paper is white with blue writing. At the top text reads: [TOKYO 1964]. Below are Japanese writing, followed by a grid of more Japanese writing, numbers and stars.
Place used
Tokyo, Japan, Asia
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
patches (costume accessories)
Topic
Olympics
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
Object number
2017.56.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543e697d9-1ca3-4f60-a77d-9814d87d45e9

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