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.6307
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 Me[x]ican Consulate / of New York. Came into the possession / of my Grand fathe
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:
8792
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Seal of the State of New York
Classification:
Date:
1810-1860
Medium:
Wax, paper, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Paper covered wax seal of the State of New York with a rising or setting sun with human face above three hills and inscriptions in relief on one side, and a field of waving grass with a butte in the distance and inscriptions in relief, including the year "1777," on the other; with twine at top for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.4037
Marks:
in relief: on one side (obverse?): "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK" and "EXCELSIOR"
in relief: on other side (reverse?): "FRUSTRA" and "1777"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
8723
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Seal for wax w/handle: elephant design
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7.3 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Circular metal stamp with head of elephant in intaglio; wooden handle.
Object Number:
INV.8308
Marks:
stamped: on top of handle: ". . . OLINS INN / HERALDIC / OFFICE / . . . TURNSTILE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8720
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal stamp: (initials)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 6 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Stamp with handle of brown and yellow streaked plastic and rectangular metal stamp face with canted corners and initial(s) in intaglio.
Object Number:
INV.4855
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8719
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal stamp: Wurttemberg Consulate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1856
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Iron stamp with faceted handle and oval face with coat of arms and inscriptions in intaglio.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Sanford Dwight Foot
Object Number:
1946.72
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on stamp face: "KÖN. WÜRTTEMBERG CONSULAT / IN / NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this stamp was used by Leopold Bierwirth, who served as consul for the Kingdom of Württemberg (a member state of the German Confederation) in New York in the mid-1800s (1856-?). Bierwirth was the father of the donor's stepmother.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
8718
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Seal stamp: seal face blank
Classification:
Date:
1775-1875
Medium:
Ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 8.9 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Stamp with ivory handle and blank, circular brass stamp face; ivory handle composed of three turned segments that fit over metal screw shaft.
Object Number:
INV.4851
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
8717
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stamp
Classification:
Date:
1837-1880
Medium:
Metal, stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Stamp with oval, red stone face encased in metal; profile view of male bust in intaglio with "Stuyvesant Institute" and "New York" inscribed above and below; cylindrical well on top of metal casing, probably for missing handle.
Object Number:
INV.4694
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on stamp face: "Stuyvesant Institute" and "New York"
Gallery Label:
The Stuyvesant Institute building at 659 Broadway was home to the New-York Historical Society from 1837-1841.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
8715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal stamp: (goat w/ shield)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver stamp with oval face with coat of arms in intaglio; goat's head atop knight's helmet atop shield with cross; small openwork silver handle; hallmarks on reverse of stamp face.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number:
1942.147
Marks:
(2) hallmarks: on reverse of stamp face: lion and illegible
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object, there identified as a watch fob seal, bears the coat of arms of the Ellis family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
8714
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Seal stamp: (hexagonal core, amber, w/ eye impression)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 1 x 1 cm )
Description:
Hexagonal, amber glass stamp with eye at center of stamp face surrounded by rays and (illegible) inscription.
Object Number:
INV.4688
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal stamp: Reponse s'il vous pliat
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 1.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Slightly rounded, rectangular, colorless glass cube with inverted intaglio inscription, "RESPONSE S'IL VOUS PLAIT," on one face.
Object Number:
INV.4687
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on printing face: "RESPONSE / S'IL VOUS / PLAIT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8711
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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