Columbia Company Cape
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The stiff oil cloth protected their shoulders and upper body against fiery embers and water, and the decorative painting served to identify company members at chaotic fire scenes or on parade. The capes were often painted by local sign painters, some skilled artists like John A. Woodside, who also painted the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hats and banners and decorated their fire engines. Many of the capes in the firefighting collection display patriotic names and symbolism, reflecting themes important to 19th century volunteers, as well as the pride they felt in the early founding date of their fire company."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "This oil cloth cape is painted blue with gold trim and lettering that reads \u00e2\u0080\u009cCOLUMBIA / 1763.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Early American fire companies often linked themselves with patriotic names or symbols. Linked to the goddess of Liberty, Columbia was popularized as the female personification of the United States in the late 18th century, as the country began to agitate for its independence. Actually founded in 1765, Columbia Fire Engine Company began as the Fellowship Engine Company (Lower Ward) in the Germantown area of Philadelphia. The company took the name Columbia around 1809. Incorporated in 1833 as the Columbia Fire Engine and Hose Company of Germantown, it operated as a hand engine company until 1871 when Philadelphia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paid firefighting department was established."}, {"label": "Location", "content": "Currently not on view"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection"}], "name": [{"label": "maker", "content": "unknown"}], "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.. 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