Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: 49
Object Number:
INV.9030
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 21 x 9.8 x 7.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Ocher painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "49" cut out at center and backed with black painted leather, with one trumpet painted in gold, red, and black above.
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.
