Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: NY exempt
Object Number:
INV.9000
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 19.7 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
incised: on reverse: "[A?] R"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "NY / EXEMPT / ASSOCIATIO[N] / A P"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; firefighting tools painted at center, with "NY / EXEMPT" and "ASSOCIATIO[N] / A P" in applied, gold painted leather lettering on recessed panels above and below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
