Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: 1
Object Number:
INV.9097
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 19 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "1 / CFB"
Description:
Ocher painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "1" cut out at center and backed with black painted leather, with two trumpets painted in gold and red above and initials "CFB" in applied, ocher painted leather lettering on recessed, black painted panel below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
