Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Assoc. of Veteran Firemen
Object Number:
INV.8932
Date:
1885-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 x 2 3/4 in. ( 21 x 12.7 x 7 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "ASSOCIATION / VETERAN FIREMEN / NY / T . . ."
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; firefighting tools painted in red, black, and gold on white painted circle of leather appliquéd at center, with "ASSOCIATION" and "VETERAN FIREMEN / NY" in applied, red painted lettering on recessed panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
