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Object name(s):
Undergraduate Tassel; Gown Tassel; Trencher Tassel
Brief description:
Long red tassel made from strands of fine woven cord attached to a black fabric covered button, and attached to a piece of cardstock with handwritten ink inscription. Would have been worn on the shoulders of the gowns or trencher's of female students graduating from Arts degrees at the University of Aberdeen.
Collection:
University of Aberdeen Collections
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Method: Unknown
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Source: Unknown
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Date: 01/01/2018
Acquisition note:
Acquisition Note: Retrospective Accesioning - Found in Art Store 06/02/2018.
Associated date:
1894 - 1950?
Associated place:
University of Aberdeen
Associated place:
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Object name:
Undergraduate Tassel; Gown Tassel; Trencher Tassel
Object number:
ABDUA:38835
Responsible department/section:
ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Technical attribute:
(Tassel only) L: 270 x W: 55 mm
Technical attribute:
Cotton, silk?
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a3ea36b6-9506-3a7e-93a3-1c0ad1935611

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a3ea36b6-9506-3a7e-93a3-1c0ad1935611, University of Aberdeen Collections, CC BY

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