Seymour Music Box Decanter

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Title

Seymour Music Box Decanter

Type

Memorabilia

Community Memory

Subject

University of Southern Mississippi; Southern Miss; Seymour; mascot memorabilia; whiskey decanter; music box; collegiate athletics; cultural heritage; 3D model; Community Memory;

Description

This item presents a 3D model of a novelty whiskey decanter shaped like Seymour, the mascot of the University of Southern Mississippi. Produced by Hoffman Whiskey Distilleries during the 1980s, the ceramic decanter contains a music box that plays the Southern Miss fight song and originally functioned as a liquor container. The model was created through photogrammetry as part of the Digitizing the Cultural Heritage of South Mississippi project.

Creator

Hoffman Whiskey Distilleries

Source

University Memorabilia Collection, McCain Library and Archives

Publisher

University of Southern Mississippi Center for Digital Humanities

Date

Original Object: c. 1980s

Digitized: January 2026

Contributor

Donated by Sandi Creel and family; McCain Library and Archives; University of Southern Mississippi

Photogrammetry and Processing: Luke Bynum

Metadata: Kira Compton, John Nall, and Madaleine Ponthieux

Rights

Rights status under review. Do not reproduce without permission from the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Digital Humanities. 

Format

Ceramic decanter with music box

Identifier

Accession #: AA26-009

Coverage

University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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