Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: asst. chief
Object Number:
INV.9102
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 19 x 11.1 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
painted in black: on obverse: "ASST / CHIEF / W. F. D."
Description:
Painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet with emblem and inscriptions painted in red and black on gold ground; three crossed trumpets within a circle painted in red at center, with "ASST / CHIEF" and "W. F. D." painted in black above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
