Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: Veteran Assn.
Object Number:
INV.8946
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "VETERAN ASSN / VFA / NEW YORK / WH"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; superimposed initials "VFA" in applied, gold painted leather at center, with "VETERAN ASSN" and "NEW YORK / WH" in applied, gold painted leather lettering 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.
