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: vigilant hose
Object Number:
INV.9204
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 20.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
painted: on obverse: "VIGILANT"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "HOSE / 1"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; large "1" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather, with two recessed, red painted panels above with "VIGILANT" and "HOSE" in gold painted lettering.
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.
