Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: NY exempt
Object Number:
INV.8944
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
painted: on obverse: "NY / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATION"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; firefighting tools painted at center, with "NY / EXEMPT" and "ASSOCIATION" painted in white above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
