Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's Belt: 1st Asst. Engineer
Object Number:
INV.9226
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 21 3/4 x 3 x 2 5/8 in. ( 55.2 x 7.6 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "1ST ASST ENGINEER"
applied: center of belt sleeve: "FG"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Leather fireman's belt painted gold with red binding trim, red recess at the center with applied, painted leather lettering reading "1ST ASST ENGINEER"; belt sleeve at buckle end with red recess with applied leather letter "FG"; buckle secured to belt with leather strap and two metal studs.
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.
