Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Mazeppa hose
Object Number:
INV.9218
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 x 2 1/4 in. ( 19.7 x 12.7 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "MAZEPPA / HOSE / 42"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "42" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "MAZEPPA" and "HOSE" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed, red painted panels above.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
