Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: 46,2416
Object Number:
INV.8916
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.1 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "46" cut out at center and backed with yellow painted leather, with "2416" painted in yellow 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.
