Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Object Number:
INV.12330a
Date:
1816-1865
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 16 in. × 14 ft. 2 in. (40.6 cm × 4 m 31.8 cm)
Marks:
painted: all over: "EXEMPT FIREMEN./ ASS'N/ 23D WARD/ BRONX"
Description:
One of three cotton canvas banners hand painted in red and black letters; reads, "EXEMPT FIREMEN./ ASS'N/ 23D WARD/ BRONX"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
