Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Fire helmet frontpiece: 5, G.W.B.
Object Number:
INV.8918
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 9.8 x 7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N. Y."
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "PROTECTION / 5 / GWB"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "5" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "PROTECTION" and "GWB" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed, red painted panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
