Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Luce Center
Trumpet (fire horn)
Object Number:
INV.8021
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Light brown painted tin duty trumpet with conical bell; dark brown paint on band below mouthpiece, on bands at center and base of tube, and on rim of bell.
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.
