Tassel

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Tassel

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.49

Description

Green silk graduation tassel. The tassel has braided strands and a gold clasp at the top with a gold charm. The charm is round and is stamped with a laurel wreath border and a bell in the center with "76" on it to commemorate the United States' Bicentennial. Worn by a member of the Class of 1976 at their graduation from the Austine School.

Context

Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Tassel

Textile Details

Material

Silk, Metal

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Tassel, Academic

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

Length

12-1/4 in