Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbons
Object Number:
INV.2818ab
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Largest: 8 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
printed with silver ink: "IN MEMORIAM/EXEMPT/FIREMEN'S/BEN.FUND/ASSOCIATION/23 & 24 WARDS/NEW YORK"
Description:
Black ribbons suspended from black/white rosettes; rosettes fastened with silver metal star, and have pin-back; silver fringing at ribbon bottoms; printed with silver ink: "IN MEMORIAM/EXEMPT/FIREMEN'S/BEN.FUND/ASSOCIATION/23 & 24 WARDS/NEW YORK"; silver fire engine in center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
