United States Hose Company Cape
date: label: date made
content: early 19th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This oil cloth cape is painted brown with gold trim. The cape reads “UNITED STATES / HOSE” in gold at the center of the cape, with the initials “U” and “S” on each shoulder in gold. This cape may have belonged to a member of the United States Hose Company No. 14 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was formed in 1826 and operated until 1871, when the city brought in the paid municipal department.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: used
content: Fire Fighting
label: used
content: Fraternal Associations
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content: Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Work
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content: Firefighting Collection
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content: Firefighting Capes
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: McCosker, M.J.. The Historical Collection of the Insurance Company of North America
label: Related Publication
content: McCosker, M.J.. The Historical Collection of Insurance Company of North America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0233.0131
label: accession number
content: 2005.0233
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0233.0131
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cape, fire uniform
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: oil cloth (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 1/2 in x 40 in; 64.77 cm x 101.6 cm