Washington Fire Helmet Ornament

Metal relief bust of George Washington, possibly silverplate, presented behind glass in a mahogany veneered frame with pencil inscription to verso "Ornament / from the helmet of the Washington/ Engine Company / of Philadelphia / Est. 1793."

Frame dimensions 7 x 6 in., H 7 in. x W 6 in. x D 1.25 in.

Private Southern Collection

Estate of the late William & Priscilla Carlebach, Mystic, Connecticut and Bedford, New York

Not examined out of the frame; some scratches and wear to frame.