Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire hat fragments
Object Number:
INV.8981ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
overall a: 1 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
overall b: 7/8 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Two painted leather capital letters of the alphabet, "N" and "B", detatched from fire hat front pieces.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
