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Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Fire helmet frontpiece: foreman
Object Number:
INV.9098
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 19.4 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Gold, black, and red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; star and banner cut out at top and backed with red painted leather, the banner with inscription, "FORE[M]AN," in applied, gold painted lettering; large black "1" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder at center.
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.
