Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Indep??dent
Object Number:
INV.9201
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 21 x 14 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "INDEPE[ND]ENT / 1 / JDR"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large, gold painted "1" appliquéd on recessed, red painted oval panel at center, with "INDEPE[ND]ENT" and "JDR" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed red panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
