Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire helmet: patrol 140
Object Number:
INV.8880
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint, brass, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 11 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. ( 21.6 x 28.9 x 39.1 cm )
Marks:
applied leather: on frontpiece: "F . . . / PATROL / 140"
typewritten: on scrap of paper affixed inside crown: "Mrs. M. Wadsley / 500 E. 153 Street, / Bronx."
painted: underside of brim: "2334"
Description:
Eight comb red painted leather fire helmet with tooled diamond border on brim; black leather frontpiece with "F[IRE] / PATROL / 140" in gold painted leather lettering; brass eagle frontpiece holder; textile half-lining.
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.
