Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: 63
Object Number:
INV.9039
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 in. ( 21 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "53" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "1232" painted in gold below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
