Varsity Letter

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Name/Title

Varsity Letter

Entry/Object ID

2004.73.7a-b

Description

Pair of varsity patches in the shape of football cleats. Each patch consists of burgundy looped pile fabric appliqued to white felt. The outlines of the shoes are machine embroidered with chain stitch in white thread. Each patch is lined with plain-woven cotton fabric.

Context

Earned by either Theodore or William Rossi for playing football at Spaulding High School in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2004.73

Source or Donor

Rusconi, Alba Natalie Rossi (1913-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1959 - 1963

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Merit

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Wool, Wool, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Spaulding High School

Person or Organization

Rossi, William Lawrence

Person or Organization

Rossi, Theodore Allan (b. 1941)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America