Artefacts

Team cap of Adrien FILEZ (FRA) with the logo of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.

Physical description

Silk velvet cap with the two-ringed emblem of USFSA, a metal-yarned tassel and the embroidered dates of competitions (France, Belgium, Switzerland and England, 1905-1910).

Created

Created: Pierre de COUBERTIN

Used

Used: Adrien FILEZ

Materials

silk, textile

Colors

fawn, blue, red

Dimension

ø 19 cm, 63 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. "The Story of the Rings". In: Journal of Olympic History, Dec. 2001/ Jan. 2002, Vol. 10, pp. 29-61. TETART, Michel (Dir.). Histoire du sport en France : Du second empire au régime de Vichy. Paris : Vuibert, 2007. ISBN 2711771415.

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> headwear -> cap

Reference number

236252

Keywords

uniform London 1908, Olympic Games France Football Olympic emblem logo

Notes

Team cap belonging to Adrien FILEZ (FRA), bearing the emblem of the Union of French Athletic Sports Societies. The Union of French Athletic Sports Societies (USFSA) was a former French sports governing body, which was created after two rival societies merged together. In the 1890s/1900s, the USFSA contributed to the development of sport in France and internationally. Pierre de Coubertin was the Secretary General and designed the two-ring emblem. Historians have shown how this symbol served as inspiration for the five Olympic rings. Auction purchase