Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Historical Artifacts
Fire helmet frontpiece: Hopkin's hose
Object Number:
INV.9203
Date:
1868-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 13.7 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "CAIRNS & BRO / 143 / GRAND St NY"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "HOPKINS / HOSE / 3 / JHW"
painted: reverse: "2129"
Description:
Yellow (orginally white?), red, and black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "3" appliquéd on recessed, red painted shield at center, with "HOPKINS / HOSE" and "JHW" in applied leather lettering above and below; decorative stitching.
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.
