Name/TitleHost Broadcaster Backpack
About this objectNavy blue backpack issued to host broadcasters at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Attached to the backpack is a tag belonging to Muriel Gray, Host Broadcaster at the Opening Ceremony.
MakerGartshore Ltd
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made2014
Period2010s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Place NotesGartshore Ltd, Dalnottar Cemetery, 140 Dumbarton Rd, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow G60 5DU
MeasurementsH: 400 x W: 340 mm (approx)
Subject and Association KeywordsCommonwealth Games
Subject and Association KeywordsTV personality
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Commonwealth_Games:
The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel_Gray:
Muriel Janet Gray FRSE (born 30 August 1958) is a Scottish author, broadcaster and journalist. She came to public notice as an interviewer on Channel 4's alternative pop-show The Tube, and then appeared as a regular presenter on BBC radio. Gray has written for Time Out, the Sunday Herald and The Guardian, among other publications, as well as publishing successful horror novels. She was the first woman to have been Rector of the University of Edinburgh and is the first female chair of the board of governors at Glasgow School of Art.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBag
Object numberGWL-2016-141-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved