Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's belt: "1st assistant"
Object Number:
INV.9236
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 24 1/8 x 3 x 1 7/8 in. ( 61.3 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "1ST ASSISTANT"
applied: center of each sleeve: "1"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Yellow leather fireman's belt with buckle remnant and two leather sleeves at one end; red recess across the center with applied leather lettering reading "1ST ASSISTANT"; the sleeves have a shield shaped red recess with applied leather number "1".
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.
