Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Ribbon: exempt firemens ben. fund Sept 1905 guest
Object Number:
INV.10538
Date:
1905
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 13.7 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
ribbon: gold printed lettering: "EXEMPT/FIREMEN'S.BEN. FUND/ASSOCIATION/23, & 24 WARD/SEPT. 4, 1905/Guest"
Description:
Blue silk ribbon with gold printed lettering: "EXEMPT/FIREMEN'S.BEN. FUND/ASSOCIATION/23, & 24 WARD/SEPT. 4, 1905/Guest"; gold image of firefighter in center; metal band and American flag bowtie at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
