Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Fire helmet placard: XVII
Object Number:
INV.9029
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 19.4 x 10.2 x 7 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Red painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; recessed "17" at center, with "1573" painted in gold 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.
