Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Delegate, Fireman's Assn., N.Y.S., Aug.18-23, 1930...
Object Number:
INV.10743
Date:
1930
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
pin: "DELEGATE"
badge: center: "NYACK/THE GEM/OF THE/HUDSON"
bage: exterior: "FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. AUG. 18-23, 1930"
Description:
Metal pin with ribbon and suspended badge. Pin features a central firefighter helmet shield with firefighting equipment, text flanking the shield reads "DELEGATE". Metal oval badge suspended from a red ribbon attached to the pin features a faceted gem in the center with surrounding text reading "NYACK/THE GEM/OF THE/HUDSON". Text surrounding the exterior of the badge reads, "FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION STATE OF NEW YORK, INC. AUG. 18-23, 1930".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
