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Object Name
Mortarboard
Object Number
1923-01-33 B
Description
Mortarboard (or graduation cap, or academic cap) made of black wool; half dome cap with flat board on top; tassel attached to string hanging off right side (from front); purple lining with black leather band inside; label "557 Broadway and fifth avenue hotel"
Comment
Worn by donor's son John A. Vanderpoel at graduation from Columbia
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
ca. 1900
Dimensions
10 1/2" Sq. of brim
Materials
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