US Olympic patch owned by Marilyn White
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Marilyn Elaine White, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A US Olympic patch on navy blue felt. The top of the patch has Japanese characters in gold thread. Underneath, gold lettering reads: [U*S*A]. At center there is a shield in gold, red, and white with the Olympic rings. Below the shield are gold threaded laurels. The back of the patch is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Tokyo, Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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: 2017.56.3
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 3/4 × 5 15/16 in. (17.1 × 15.1 cm)