Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Fire helmet
Object Number:
INV.205
Date:
1854-1880
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, gilding, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 11 x 15 in. ( 22.9 x 27.9 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
painted: on frontpiece: "NY / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATION"
painted: underside of brim: "2334"
Description:
Eight comb black leather fire helmet with tooled floral vine border on brim; black leather frontpiece with lantern and other firefighting tools painted at center and painted inscription, "NY EXEMPT ASSOCIATION"; gilded brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
