Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireman's belt: knickerbocker
Object Number:
INV.9229
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 22 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 56.2 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "12 KNI[C]KERBOCKER 12"
applied: center of belt sleeve: "THW"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt with remnant of a leather strap at one end; red recess across the center with applied leather lettering, painted white, reading "12 KNI[C]KERBOCKER 12"; belt sleeve at one end with red shield shaped recess at center with applied leather lettering reading "THW".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
