Fire Engine Plate, "Phoenix"
A curved metal plate with the word PHOENIX cut into its face in bold serif capitals. Small star-like rosettes with central studs anchor each end against a plain pale background. The object is a 19th-century fire engine plate, shown as a flat, evenly lit object photographed straight on.
- Artist
- unknown
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- metal (overall material)
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
- Size
- 2666 × 1777 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History