Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Luce Center
Fire helmet frontpiece: foreman hose
Object Number:
INV.9093
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 6 x 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Gold painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "FORE[M]A[N] / [H]OSE / 5[5]" in applied black leather, with "E. B." painted in black below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
