Mortarboard Cap Tassel From Robert H. Casey's High School Graduation, 1964

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Artifact Overview

The donor wore this tassel upon graduation from Oliver Perry Morton High School in Hammond, Indiana, in June, 1964. He proudly hung it on the bulletin board in his freshman dorm room at Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana. But, by his sophomore year, he felt this was juvenile display, so he boxed the tassel up.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Tassel

Date Made

1964

Subject Date

June 1964

Place of Creation

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

2011.332.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert H. Casey.

Material

Cord (Fiber product)
Metal

Color

Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.5 in
Width: 1 in (variable)
Length: 13 in

Inscriptions

Center of metal pendant: 64