Varsity Letter

letter

Name/Title

Varsity Letter

Entry/Object ID

2010.66.4

Description

Varsity letter in the shape of a B. The patch is made from white or ivory looped pile wool mounted on dark maroon or black felt. The reverse is lined with twill-woven cotton.

Context

Worn by a student of Barre Academy, a school in Barre, Vermont in operation from 1852 to 1885.

Acquisition

Accession

2010.66

Source or Donor

Ford, Robert G.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1885

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

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

1/4 in

Length

7-3/4 in

Material

Cotton, Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Spaulding High School

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America