Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fragment of fireman's belt
Object Number:
Z.2048
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, textile
Dimensions:
overall (as folded): 18 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
applied: center: "EMERALD"
Description:
Fragment of brown leather fireman's belt (both ends missing); white recessed area at the center with leather letters extant ("EMERALD"); fragment of cloth facing the recessed area.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
