Epaulets

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Epaulets

Entry/Object ID

2020.24.13a-l

Description

a--f: Six canvass, red epaulets with button holes on the pointed ends and six snaps at the square end. g-h: Two dark red, wool epaulets with button holes at the pointed ends and unfinished edges at the other end. i-j: Two red epaulets with beige lining on the reverse. These have button holes at the pointed ends and three snap at the opposite edge. k-l: Two pieces of red elastic, fraying at each end. Epaulets are also called shoulder boards.

Context

Owned by William Vroman Mason of Waterbury, Vermont. Mason was Vermont Wing Commander of the Civil Air Patrol from November 1942 to November 1947.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.24

Source or Donor

Lindner, Brian

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Epaulet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Insignia, Shoulder

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mason, William Vroman (1906-1989)