Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Uniform fragment
Object Number:
INV.9006
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 10 x 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 25.4 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
applied/painted leather: on obverse: "DREA[DNO]UGHT / 1"
Description:
Triangular yellow (originally white?) painted leather fragment of a fireman's uniform; recessed, black painted panel at center with "1" superimposed on crossed hook and ladder below "DREA[DNO]UGHT" in applied leather lettering; edges with red binding; backed with black painted textile.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
