Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Fire helmet frontpiece: J.L. Mott
Object Number:
INV.8907
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N.Y."
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; gold painted "2" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder at center, with "JL MOTT" in applied, gold painted leather lettering above.
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.
