Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Luce Center
Fireman's belt: Granite
Object Number:
INV.9228
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal, paint, textile
Dimensions:
overall (as folded): 21 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 55.2 x 12.1 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
applied: across center: "GRA[NI]TE"
painted: "2334"
Description:
Brown leather fireman's belt with interior narrow leather strap and remnant of buckle secured with metal studs; the center is recessed with red leather having painted yellow leather lettering which reads "GRA[NI]TE"; fabric fragments adhere to parts of the underside.
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.
