Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: fire insurance
Object Number:
INV.9215
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 x 1 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.7 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "FIRE / INSURANCE / [PA]TROL / CAD"
Description:
Black and red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "FIRE / INSURANCE / [PA]TROL / CAD" in applied, gold painted lettering on four recessed panels.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
