Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Torch Light Helmet, ca. 1888
- Title:
- Torch Light Helmet, ca. 1888
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Date:
- ca. 1888
- Election Date:
- 1888
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0068
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0068.jpg
- Work Type:
- costume by form
metalwork (visual works)
decorative art (art genre)
Helmets
Torches (Lighting devices)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Cloth
Plating (metal coating)
- Subject:
- Helmets
Torches (Lighting devices)
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Shields
Unity
Politics
Promotional materials
Rifles
Birds
- Measurement:
- 15.24 (Helmet) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Metal parade helmet with molded eagle symbol affixed to its front and wire mounting (now broken) for suspending a small kerosene torch above the helmet's crown. Helmet is undated but donor Susan H. Douglas's records state that it originally was accompanied by an extra paper hat band (not located) that contained an 1888 date.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
