Mechanical pen
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Gold, other metal, gemstone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 0.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical gold plate mechanical toothpick, ribbed sides, with sliding ring near the bottom that extends gold pen nib when raised; chased rinceau design around the bottom edge, with pale yellow gemstone set at the bottom.
Object Number:
Z.2370
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
4595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical pencil
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Gold, other metal, tourmaline
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3/8 x 3 in. ( 1 x 1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Gold plate square mechanical pencil, with diamond pattern incised on all sides, sliding ring at the center extends pencil end; scepter-style finial at opposite end set with green tourmaline at the bottom.
Object Number:
Z.2369
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
4593
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal impression
Classification:
Date:
1860-1910
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 x 1/8 in. ( 7 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to paper backing.
Object Number:
INV.4209b
Marks:
in relief: on wax surface: "CERTAMEN LITERAR CONSTIT. / . . . / STADFASTAD AF / GUSTAF III 1786"
Gallery Label:
This seal impression is associated with New York lawyer Joseph H. Choate (1832-1917), "a leader in cultural and humanitarian activities, an active Republican, a prominent 'club man,' and a celebrated after-dinner speaker," according to Scribner's Concise Dictionary of American Biography (1964).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
3700
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 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 3.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Oval red wax seal impression with shield and banners with inscriptions in relief; paper backing with handwritten inscription.
Object Number:
Z.1545
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on reverse: "M. DeRose / Livingston / arms"
Gallery Label:
A handwritten inscription on the reverse of this seal indicates that it represents the Livingston family coat of arms.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2306
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sealing wax (fragments)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, bone
Dimensions:
Fragment (largest piece): 8 3/4 x 1/2 in. (22.2 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
One long stick of pink sealing wax with one broken end and (3) smaller fragments, found together with two smooth, cylindrical fragments of animal bone with diameter about the same as the stick of sealing wax.
Object Number:
INV.4699a-f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
1846
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 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 3.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Octagonal red wax wafer with rectangular seal impression and paper backing.
Object Number:
Z.1501.11
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
1779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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