Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Vol. Firemen's Assn. City of NY...Sept 9-10, 1897...
Object name
Badge: Vol. Firemen's Assn. City of NY...Sept 9-10, 1897...
Date
1897
Medium
Silk, plastic, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description
White silk ribbonwith gold metal band at top; fringed bottom; attached in center is white plastic shield printed with: "VOLUNTEER FIREMRN'S ASS'N/OF THE/CITY OF NY/Port jervis/NY/Sept. 9th Middletown/NY/Sept. 10th/1897"; ribbon printed in gold with: "GUEST"
Credit Line
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Object Number
INV.10450
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
