Fireman's Hat and Bucket

1935/1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a hand-sewn bucket and a fireman's top hat. The bucket is light brown with gold detailing, and the top hat is purple with a yellow, red, and white design. The bucket is on the left, and the top hat is on the right. Below the bucket is text that reads “Hand Sewed Bucket Used About The Year 1800 Lent by the Insurance Co. of North America, Philadelphia, PA.” Next to the top hat is text that reads “Fireman’s Top Hat.”

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.7 x 16.7 cm (5 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10324

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: HAND SEWED BUCKET / USED ABOUT THE YEAR 1800 / LENT BY THE INSURANCE CO. OF / NORTH AMERIUCA, PHILADELPHIA, PA; lower right in red ink: reserve as record but / Do not record / prefer local LA. material

Wikidata ID

Q64535064

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