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Oval metal fire engine plate with brass rim showing a painted gold bird with spread wings and red banners reading PHOENIX.

Fire Engine Plate with Phoenix, c. 1810

An oval metal plate with a brass rim, painted with a gold-toned eagle or phoenix with spread wings above a glowing red-brown mound. Two red banners curl beneath it, each lettered PHOENIX, against a weathered gray-green ground.

Artist
unknown
Date
1810
Medium
metal (overall material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2666 × 1777 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1810).
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