Spyglass
Champlain College Records > Series 09: Events > Commencement Subseries
Archival Material and Objects
Identifier
2016.32.1
Date
2016 (Exact Date)
Description
Carved cherry decorative spyglass with accompanying stand. Spyglass labeled "Champlain College / Burlington, Vermont" on upper shaft and "Audeamus" on lower shaft. Stand features Champlain College shield on one side. Design modeled after the spyglass depicted in the 2009 Samuel de Champlain statue on the Champlain College campus by Jim Sardonis.
Dimensions
51.6cm (W)
5.8cm (H)
Material
Wood
Notes
Champlain College has distributed wooden spyglasses to each graduating student at Commencement every year since 2013.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Commencement ceremonies [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh00009998]
Telescopes [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85133444]
Library of Congress Name Authorities
Champlain College [info:lc/authorities/names/n83179933]
Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635 [info:lc/authorities/names/n78090538]
Subjects
Champlain College (Burlington, Vt.) -- Events (is described by)
Champlain College (Burlington, Vt.) -- Students (is described by)