Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Bandbox
Object Number:
INV.8528
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 52.1 cm )
Marks:
written: in pencil: "M. Lindsley"; "517"
Description:
Bandbox decorated with printed paper in yellow, brown, and white depicting "The Volunteer Fireman."
Gallery Label:
The scene depicts an engine received by the Eagle Engine Company #13 in New York City in 1830 (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
