Framed set of four Olympic Games gold medalist pins won by Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1984-1996
name: label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Manufactured by
content: Bertoni, Milano, Italian, founded around 1900
notes: label: Description
content: A framed collection of four Olympic Games gold medalist pins awarded to Carl Lewis. The frame is painted gold and black and has a red fabric lining on the interior. There are four square insets running along the middle center of the frame into which the pins are set. Each pin is from a different Olympic Summer Games, the years 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 are represented. The pins are gold and show the Olympic rings with a banner displaying the year underneath. Each pin is attached to its original square piece of cardstock, which is printed with information including the olympiad number, year, medal grade, venue, and serial number.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Seoul, South Korea, Asia
label: Place depicted
content: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Europe
label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Milan, Milano, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.126.1
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (jewelry)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © International Olympic Committee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, wood, glass, cloth, ink on paper (fiber product), gold
label: Dimensions
content: Frame: 12 1/2 x 24 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (31.8 x 63.2 x 4.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Pins, Each): 9/16 x 1/2 in. (1.5 x 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Cards, 1984 & 1988): 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Card, 1992): 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (4.2 x 4.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Card, Atlanta): 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.5 x 4.5 cm)