Olympic wappen patch from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics owned by Marilyn White
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Marilyn Elaine White, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place used
content: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.56.4
objectType: label: Type
content: patches (costume accessories)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: thread on felt with ribbon on ink on paper in plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (16.2 × 10.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Badge only): 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (8.3 × 6.4 cm)