Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Museum Collections
Badge ribbon: Empire Hose and Ladder Co.
Object Number:
INV.2143
Date:
1894
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 19 x 6 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
ribbon: printed: "GUEST OF/EMPIRE/HOOK & LADDER CO./NO.1/OF/UPPER NYACK/OCT. 16, 1894"
Description:
Rectangular blue silk ribbon printed at top with gold ink eagle on shield; and lettering: "GUEST OF/EMPIRE/HOOK & LADDER CO./NO.1/OF/UPPER NYACK/OCT. 16, 1894"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
