Mortarboard

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

cap

Name/Title

Mortarboard

Entry/Object ID

1975.14.18

Description

Black mortarboard, or graduation cap, with a black tassel. The crown has a square, black top that extends outward from the fitted crown. The interior lining has a cotton label that reads, "Warren R. Austin".

Context

Worn by Warren R. Austin.

Acquisition

Accession

1975.14

Source or Donor

Austin, Edward L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austin, Warren Robinson (1877-1962)