Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's belt: Exempt 23rd Wrd.
Object Number:
INV.9126
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 99.7 x 6 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
applied leather: on back of belt: "EXEMPT 23RD WRD"
applied leather: on slide loop: "FCP"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather fireman's belt with edges bound with yellow (originally white?) painted leather; recessed, red painted panel with "EXEMPT 23RD WRD" in applied, yellow painted leather lettering; slipe loop with "FCP" on recessed red square with canted corners; narrow, elongated loop with metal clip at lower end.
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.
