Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon: Central Hose Co. No. 2 Watertown NY Aug. 1889
Object Number:
INV.10601
Date:
1889
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 22.9 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
white ribbon: printed in black ink: "COMPLIMENTS OF"
red ribbon: printed in black ink: "Central Hose and Steamer Co./No.2/WATERTOWN NY/Plattasburgh, August 20-29/1889"
Description:
Red silk ribbon with gold metal band at top and gold fringing at bottom; suspended from band is white ribbon with image of fire engine and "COMPLIMENTS OF"; ribbon printed in black ink: "Central Hose and Steamer Co./No.2/WATERTOWN NY/Plattasburgh, August 20-29/1889"
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
