Varsity Letter

football letter

Name/Title

Varsity Letter

Entry/Object ID

2004.73.8

Description

Varsity patch in the shape of a football. The white felt patch is appliquéd with a brown, looped pile fabric. The outlines of the football are machine embroidered in chain stitch with white thread. The patch is backed with heavily starched plain-woven white cotton.

Context

Owned by Theodore Allan Rossi or his brother, William Lawrence Rossi, for playing football at Spaulding High School

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Material

Cotton, Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rossi, Theodore Allan (b. 1941)

Person or Organization

Spaulding High School

Person or Organization

Rossi, William Lawrence

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America