Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Fire helmet frontpiece: ladder man
Object Number:
INV.9027
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21 x 12.1 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "LADDERMAN / 1 / BFD"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "1" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "LADDERMAN" and "BFD" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed panels above and below.
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.
