Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Historical Artifacts
Fire helmet frontpiece: vigilant hose 1 M.??
Object Number:
INV.8927
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.6 x 10.8 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2127"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet with "1" cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather and "VIGILANT / HOSE" in applied, gold leather lettering above.
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.
