Plaque
Category
Metalwork
Date
1967 - 1968
Materials
Metal
Measurements
66 x 52 x 25 mm
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2 Willow Road, London
NT 112580
Caption
Although it is not known whether Erno Goldfinger attended the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where this commemorative plaque would have come from, he was an avid collector of relics from around the world. This piece of Olympic memorabilia had a fitting place amongst the cosmopolitan variety of cultural objects in the Goldfinger home.
Summary
A commemorative brass plaque on a stand of the Olympic Games, Mexico, 1968. On one side displays "JUEGOS DE LA / XIX OLIMPIADA / MEXICO68".
Provenance
Owned by Ernö Goldfinger and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, also known as Mrs Ernö Goldfinger. Purchased by the National Trust in 1994.