"AFD Hose One" Decorative Panel
"AFD Hose One" Decorative Panel
- Description (Brief)
- This is a bas-relief carving of a hose wagon was painted red and mounted onto a wooden panel. Dated to around 1890-1900, the panel was most likely made for decoration and not used on a fire engine. The A.F.D. painted on the hose wagon possibly refers to the Albany Fire Department of New York.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- decoration, carved
- date made
- ca 1890
- maker
- unknown
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- wood (image material)
- paint (image material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 in x 40 in x 1 in; 40.64 cm x 101.6 cm x 2.54 cm
- wagon: 11 in x 20 in x 3/4 in; 27.94 cm x 50.8 cm x 1.905 cm
- ID Number
- 2005.0233.0320
- accession number
- 2005.0233
- catalog number
- 2005.0233.0320
- Credit Line
- Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
- subject
- Fire Fighting
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
- Engine Panel Paintings
- Cultures & Communities
- Work
- Firefighting Collection
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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