Wax sample with impression of signature seal
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Horn, wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Red wax disk with impression of signature seal mounted inside flat, circular case made of animal horn; seal has initial "B" below profile of lion within rectangular frame; paper label affixed to inner surface of case lid.
Object Number:
INV.7460d-f
Marks:
in relief: on wax: "B" [below lion in profile]
printed paper label: affixed to inner surface of case lid: "B. WARWICK, / Engraver, / TO / The Royal Family, / 124, / REGENT STREET , / from 145 Strand. / Gold Seals & Chains & every description of Jewellery
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25972
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Notarial wafers in original box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical cardboard box covered in orange paper containing circular seals with scalloped edges ("notarial wafers") in various colors.
Object Number:
INV.7777a-bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to top of box lid: "Superior / NOTARIAL / WAFERS / SIZE 3."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
21785
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Seal mold w/docu: Termi Posvis Quen ....ner 1911
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 in. ( 1.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Circular plaster cast of seal with tall, pyramidal monument at center surrounded by inscriptions.
Object Number:
INV.4229
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on lid of box in which object was found: "MR. HOLLOWAY"
handwritten in pencil: on lid of box in which object was found: "Stevens / Material"
relief: around edge of circle: "TERMI POSUIS QUEM NON TRANSCREDIENTUR . . ."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
20927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal impression
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Oval piece of red wax with seal impression and paper backing with handwritten inscription.
Object Number:
Z.1501.6
Gallery Label:
Found in a box labeled "SEALS in box W/J. BROOKS COOPER NY" with a collection of similar objects.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20798
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Letter opener
Classification:
Date:
1830-1930
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 26.4 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Hand-carved wooden letter opener with rectangular metal plaque with inscription "U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION" nailed to handle.
Object Number:
INV.7823
Marks:
stamped: on metal plaque: "U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION"
Gallery Label:
This letter opener may have been made in the nineteenth or twentieth century out of wood from the frigate "Constitution"; or, it might be a commemorative souvenir from a later period.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
20402
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Seal w/tag: Argencia Commercial del Ymperio Mexicano
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1867
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 9.5 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular brass stamp of the "Agencia Comercial del Ymperio Mexicano" in New York, with wooden knob handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
INV.6308
Marks:
in relief (inverted): around edge of stamp: "AGENCIA COMERCIAL DEL YMPERIO MEXICANO / NUEVA YORK"
handwritten in ink: on tag found with object: "Sceal[sic] of the Im[p]erial Mixican[sic] Consulate / of New York. Came into the possesion of / my Grand Pa
Gallery Label:
A note found with this stamp indicates that it came into the possession of the donor's grandfather, the Austrian Consul General of New York, around 1867, when Emperor Maximillian I of the Mexican Empire was shot, and the Mexican consulate in New York was closed.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
20292
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Portfolio: monogram w/intials - ?
Classification:
Date:
1872-1900
Medium:
Leather, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 8 x 1/4 in. ( 26 x 20.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brown leather stationery case with sterling silver monogrammed medallion at the center front; when opened, the left side has three pockets, the right side has one.
Object Number:
INV.12152
Marks:
engraved: front center, on medallion: "(illeg.)"
stamped: inside, center top pocket closest to spine: "G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS / NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20160
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Writing tablet with accessories
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1889
Medium:
Leather, paper, wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 14 x 9 in. ( 7.6 x 35.6 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular writing tablet covered in tooled leather with painted flowers on honeycomb ground; rectangular cover with pockets on the inside opens to reveal writing surface with corners for holding blotting paper; pen and pencil box attached to rear of tablet houses graphite in wood and metal holder and ink well in cylindrical leather-covered container and has curved cover (now detached) with a short yellow pencil and a wood and metal pen handle in loop holders.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler
Object Number:
INV.8547a-f
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on scrap of paper found with object: "Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler / c/o Maj. Kenneth C. Miller"
handwritten in pencil: on advertising cards found with object: "This desk given me by / the members of the Trinity P.E.[?] Church / Bro
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
20021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stamp
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Ivory, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular brass stamp with monogram in intaglio; turned ivory handle with circular top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler, Jr., 1957
Object Number:
INV.12815a
Marks:
"CC"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
19811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stamp in box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Metal stamp with rectangular face with canted corners and short, cylindrical handle; face with shield surmounted by lion(?) in profile, with banner inscribed "MON DIEU EST MA ROCHE" below; in cylindrical wooden box with screw-on lid with printed paper label affixed inside.
Object Number:
INV.4664a-c
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on face of stamp: "MON DIEU EST MA ROCHE"
printed paper label: affixed inside box lid: "MORING / 323 / HIGH HOLBORN, / LONDON, / W.C. / ENGRAVER, JEWELLER"
handwritten in pencil: on bottom of box: "I. V. / COX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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