Crummles enamel box c1985

Crummles & Co.

Registration number

1086507

Artist/maker

Crummles & Co.

Title

Crummles enamel box

Production date

c1985

Medium

enamel, copper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

3.5 x 6 x 6 cm

Inscriptions

Inside lid: CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS / GAMES OF THE XVIth OLYMPIAD / 1956 / MELBOURNE / COPYRIGHT C.I.O 1985

Credit line

Given to the Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer by Gunnar Ericsson, Chairman of the IOC Study & Evaluation Commission on the occasion of his visit to the Town Hall, 5 March 1990.
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956, Gunnar Ericsson, Crummles & Co.

Summary

Reproduction English enamelled container with hinged lid. Powder blue with gold rim around where lid and body of container meet. 1956 Melbourne Olympics poster design on lid. In white presentation case with English Enamels by Crummles written in gold.