Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Presentation shield
Object Number:
INV.159
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, wood, wire
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 11 x 1 1/4 in. ( 44.4 x 27.9 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped (covered by paint): on reverse: "WILSON / MAKER / 135 BOWERY / N.Y."
handwritten: on tape affixed to wooden bar on reverse: "26"
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "ALERT HOSE Co. / 3 / TO / EMPIRE / 19"
Description:
Ocher, black, and red painted leather presentation shield presented to Empire No. 19 by Alert Hose Co. No. 3; upper half with large, recessed black "3" below recessed panel with "ALERT HOSE Co." in applied, ocher painted lettering; lower half with "19" appliquéd on recessed red shield below recessed panel with "EMPIRE" in applied, ocher painted lettering; recessed, red and black painted stars and foliate designs throughout; wood and wire attached to reverse for hanging.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
