Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Fire helmet frontpiece: engineer, C.F.
Object Number:
INV.8905
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; fire engine painted in red and black at center, with "ENGINEER" and "C.F." painted in black above and below.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
