Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Hugenot Eng. Company
Object Number:
INV.2111
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Silk, brass
Dimensions:
Overall (badge): 3 5/8 × 2 in. (9.2 × 5.1 cm)
Overall (card): 4 × 2 in. (10.2 × 5.1 cm)
Marks:
inscribed at back of bottom badg: "THE CHAS. M. ROBBINS CO./ ATTLEBORO, MASS."
Description:
Badge with top brass pin inscribed "NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ HUGUENOT ENGINE CO." and "CITY/ ARMS" flanking central image of coat of arms with images of ships and dates "1688" and "1899"; red silk ribbon attached to top pin with bottom badge suspended from brass rings; badge has central image of house, crossed trumpets, and ocean with ship inscribed with "19/ 10" and "CELEBRATION/ VOLUNTEER/ FIRE/ COMPANIES/ OCT/ 6TH" in draped banners flanking horns that surmount inscription "HUDSON PARK VIEW BONNEFOI POINT." Badge attached to white card printed in green "The Charles M. Robbins Co./ Manufacturers of Badges and Medals/ Attleboro, Mass."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
