Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: alert
Object Number:
INV.9042
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 x 2 in. ( 21 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "ALERT / 2 / T[H]M"
stamped (twice): on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N.Y."
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large "2" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "ALERT" and "T[H]M" 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.
