Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's belt
Object Number:
INV.9232ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 15 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 39.7 x 7 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center: "EMPIRE"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt (broken), scalloped binding machine sewn around outer edges, red recess across the center with applied leather lettering reading "EMPIRE".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
