Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: new lots
Object Number:
INV.9208
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/4 x 2 in. ( 20.3 x 12.1 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "NEW LOTS / EXEMPT / [EFA?] / ASSOCIATION"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; intertwined initials (EFA?) in applied, gold painted leather at center, with "NEW LOTS / EXEMPT" and "ASSOCIATION" 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.
