Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Section of firemen's belt: exempt
Object Number:
INV.9132
Date:
1854-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 82.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center: "EXEMPT"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black leather fireman's belt with "EXEMPT" in applied, red painted leather lettering on white (now discolored) leather panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
