Collection Highlights
Twenty-third Street west of Sixth Avenue
Date:
1900
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Presentation shield
Object Number:
Z.2046
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
painted: at top of obverse: "EAGLE"
applied/painted leather: at center and bottom of obverse: "1 / TO / COLUMB[I]AN H&L / . . ."
Description:
Gold painted leather presentation shield presented by Eagle Co. No. 1 to Columbian Hook and Ladder; large, black painted "1" appliquéd over crossed hook and ladder at center, with "EAGLE" painted in red on recessed panel above and "TO / COLUMB[I]AN H&L" in applied, gold painted lettering on recessed panels below; decorative stitching.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
