Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Fire bucket
Object Number:
1953.312a
Date:
1847
Medium:
Leather, rope, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 8 in. ( 48.3 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: on side: "BEVERLY / UNION FIRE SOCIETY / 1847 / W. H. LOVETT."
Description:
Painted leather fire bucket with leather-encased rope handle; cylindrical shape with inward curve at bottom; standing draped nude male figure with marine background in oval frame painted on one side, with inscription painted on opposite side; gold bands painted around rim and base.
Gallery Label:
The figure painted on this fire bucket is identified as "Neptune" in the accession records.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis M. Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
