Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Badge: delegate Utica, NY, August 1913
Object Number:
INV.10508
Date:
1913
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 5 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
pin: "41ST ANNUAL CONVENTION/UTICA, N.Y. AUG. 19-22, 1913"
ribbon: printed in gold: "DELEGATE"
badge: "NEW YORK STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION"
Description:
Metal badge consisting of a pin with a suspended ribbon and circular bade. Pin features a wreath with a central figure over a rectangular bar with text, "41ST ANNUAL CONVENTION/UTICA, N.Y. AUG. 19-22, 1913". Ribbon is red with gold printed ink, "DELEGATE". Suspended badge is round with a firehouse depicted in the center, surmounting a shield with a fire hydrant and ladders crossed behind. Badge is surrounded by text, "NEW YORK STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
