Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's belt (2)
Object Number:
INV.9237
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 20 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 in. ( 52.7 x 11.4 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "ALERT"
painted: back: "2334"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt with a buckle at one end and a leather strap with buckle holes underneath the opposite end; red recess at the center with applied leather lettering painted yellow, reading "ALERT".
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.
