Collection Highlights
Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball, 1875
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.223.1.4.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: assistant
Object Number:
INV.9206
Date:
1868-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 6 x 1 in. ( 20.3 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "CAIRNS & BRO. / 143 / GRAND St. N.Y."
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large "1" superimposed on crossed hook and ladder cut out at center and backed with black painted leather, with "ASSISTANT" and "J W E" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
