Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: 1
Object Number:
INV.9035
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 9.2 x 7 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "[R]ESC[U]E / 1 / F[I]RE Co"
stamped: on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 126 BOWERY / N. Y."
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "1" cut out at center and backed with gold(?) painted leather, with "[R]ESC[U]E" and "F[I]RE Co" in applied lettering on recessed panels above and below.
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.
