Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: hook and ladder design
Object Number:
INV.9086
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; crossed hook, ladder, and hatchet in applied, red painted leather at center; remnants of applied, gold painted leather lettering on recessed grounds at top left, top right, and bottom center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
