Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Fireman's belt: 1st Vice President
Object Number:
INV.9225
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 21 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 54.6 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "1ST VICE PRESIDENT"
applied: center of belt sleeve at buckle end: "NY / EXEMPT / ASSN"
applied: center of belt sleeve opposite buckle end: "6"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt painted yellow with brown sawtooth binding sewn around outer edges, red recess at the center with applied leather lettering reading "1ST VICE PRESIDENT"; metal buckle on one end secured to the belt with a leather strap and one metal stud; two belt sleeves with recesses at the center and applied leather lettering, one reading "6" and the other "NY / EXEMPT / ASSN".
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.
