Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Fireman's belt
Object Number:
INV.395ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal, paint
Dimensions:
overall (as folded): 18 1/2 x 5 x 1 5/8 in. ( 47 x 12.7 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center of belt: "1ST VIC[E] PRESIDENT"
applied: center of belt sleeve: "JS"
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt painted yellow on obverse; applied strip of leather across center with applied leather lettering painted red, reading "1ST VIC[E] PRESIDENT"; narrow leather straps underneath both ends and metal buckle at one end, all secured to the belt with metal studs; buckle end has a belt sleeve with red painted recess at the center and applied yellow leather letters "JS"; beside the buckle is a removable leather loop with a metal clasp hanging from the bottom, secured with a metal stud; the clasp consists of a rounded hook with a tongue beneath the lip of the hook.
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.
