Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sign: rules and house regulations...
Object Number:
INV.8810
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, ribbon, wire
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 49.2 x 31.1 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on one side: "Rules and Regulation[sic] / ADOPTED / BY THIS ASSOCIATION / SECTION 1. / NO MEMBER WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE / MEETING ROOM THAT IS UNDER THE IN- / FLUENS OF LIQUOR OR ACTS AS SUCH. / SECTION 2. / NO INTOXICATING REFRESHMENTS WILL
Description:
"Rules and Regulation[s]" of a firefighters' association, handwritten in black ink on white (now discolored) paper; two versions, one with emendations, affixed to opposite sides of a rectangular piece of cardboard with burgundy-colored ribbon and wire attached to top for hanging.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
