Mortarboard

Object/Artifact

-

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Mortarboard

Entry/Object ID

2000.130.064

Description

Black twill covered mortarboard with black silk tassel held by 1" diameter button in center. Emboridered gold letters inside read: "EJH". Manufactures label reads: "Intercollegiated Bureau/Cotrell and Leonard" on banner underneath winged horse and shield. Inside shield reads: "472/Broadway/474". Maybe related to 2000.120.101 academic hood.

Collection

Hats

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1950

Notes

Date: 1900 - 1950 Made: Cotrell & Leonard, Albany, NY

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Mortarboard

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Costume, Academic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Width: 9 1/2" Length: 9 1/2" Depth: 3" (crown) Diam: 6 1/4" (crown)

Material

Twill, Silk, Cardboard

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2000.120.101