Epaulets

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Epaulets

Entry/Object ID

1944.1a-c

Description

Pair of gold epaulets with gold fringe. The top of each epaulet is decorated with four silver bars. The epaulets are accompanied by their original tin carrying case.

Context

Used by Brigadier General Herbert T. Johnson, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard

Acquisition

Accession

1944.1

Source or Donor

Johnson, Myra Luella Burbeck (1876–1951)

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

10-3/8 in

Depth

7-3/8 in

Material

Leather, Tin, Gold

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnson, Herbert Thomas (1872-1942)

Person or Organization

Vermont National Guard