Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Liberty Hose
Object Number:
INV.9104
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/8 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 11.1 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "LIBERTY / HOSE"
stamped: on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N.Y."
Description:
Red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; female allegorical figure holding staff with liberty cap in one hand and red, white, and blue shield in the other painted at center, with "LIBERTY / HOSE" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed, black painted panels above.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
