Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Centennial Inauguration of Washington
Object Number:
INV.2133
Date:
1889
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 18.4 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
printed with gold lettering: "1789 1889/VOLUNTEER,/EXEMPT &/VETERAN/FIREMEN'S SON'S/ASSOCIATION/OF/NEW YORK CITY/CENTENNIAL INAUGURAL/OF WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/APRIL 30, 1889."
Description:
Rectangular off-white silk ribbon that tapers to point at bottom; printed with gold lettering: "1789 1889/VOLUNTEER,/EXEMPT &/VETERAN/FIREMEN'S SON'S/ASSOCIATION/OF/NEW YORK CITY/CENTENNIAL INAUGURAL/OF WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/APRIL 30, 1889."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
