Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Jackson
Object Number:
INV.9025
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 21 x 12.4 x 6 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "JACKSON / 1 / PFR"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large "1" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "JACKSON" and "PFR" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed, red painted panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
