Summary
This blue, white and red ribbon rosette was produced by Museum Victoria in 1980 to be sold to raise funds for a new display case for Phar Lap, as well as to establish an acquisition fund to buy Phar Lap related objects for the Museum's History Collection.
Physical Description
2 Phar Lap rosettes in red, white and black. The central badge is in black and white with writing and a picture of a horse. Marked on back with black texta. Safety pin attached. Rosette consisting of a round clear plastic disc which contains a card printed with black text and a drawing of a horse and jockey. Around the outside of the disc are three circles of pleated blue, white and red synthetic ribbon. At the bottom is attached three lengths of the same coloured ribbon. On the back is a metal pin.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Friends of the Museum, 03 Dec 1986
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Issued By
National Museum of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980
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Date Used
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Inscriptions
Printed on front of rosette: PHAR LAP APPEAL/National/Museum/of Victoria.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
21 cm (Length), 12.5 cm (Width)
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Maximum dimensions
15 mm (Length), 124 mm (Width), 206 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Dimensions
130 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: mm
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Keywords
Fundraising, Horse Racing, Horses, Museum History, Racing Industry, Sport, Making History - Phar Lap
