Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr, Victorious
Date:
Object Number:
PR.052.48
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Niagara
Object Number:
INV.8948
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "NIAGARA / 5 / HOSE ASSN / T E"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "5" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with "NIAGARA" and "HOSE ASSN / T E" in applied, gold painted leather lettering on recessed, red painted 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.
