Seal press
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Iron, brass, wood, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 4 in. ( 24.8 x 24.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cast iron seal press with rectangular base and arched body with diagonal lever with wood handle painted black with gold and red stripe around base and scrolling reserves with gold diaper in gold with diaper lozenge with gold dots on side.
Object Number:
Z.2882
Marks:
engraved: on oval plaque on base: "WYON/287 REGIMENT ST/LONDON"; on seal in Latin: "RECTUS NON ELATUS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
37245
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Glass inkwell in cylindrical wooden case; screw-on lid with slightly domed top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.42ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
36147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal impression
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Wax, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 9.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with oval seal impression, affixed to back of a business card; side with seal has lengthy handwritten inscription.
Object Number:
INV.4211
Marks:
printed: on front of business card: "Gaston Frère, / Docteur en droit / Greffier du Tribunal de 1re instance. / Tongres."
handwritten in ink: on back of card: "Le hérant fécial du Sénat / notifiant à Bellone-- par le / jet d'un javelot contre la / C
Gallery Label:
A letter signed by "[G.?] Loix" found with this seal impression indicates that it was made from a Roman seal found in Tongres, Belgium, in 1892. The seal is said to depict "La Concorde" opposing a declaration of war voted by the Roman senate.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
36145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal: coat of arms
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Oval piece of red wax with seal impression, affixed to paper backing; impression is square with canted corners.
Object Number:
INV.4204
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
36144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal impression
Classification:
Date:
1870-1919
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 x 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to rectangular piece of paper cut from the back of an envelope; obverse of paper with postmark and handwritten inscription.
Object Number:
INV.4220
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on obverse of paper: "Wm. W. Astor"
in relief: around edge of seal impression: "PER ASPERA AD ASTERA"
postmark: on obverse of paper: ". . . / 6 A / N. Y."
Gallery Label:
William W. Astor (1848-1919) was the son of John Jacob Astor (1822-1890). William Astor moved to England in 1890 and resided there for the remainder of his life.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
36141
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal impression
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with oval seal impression featuring profile bust of George Washington, affixed to the back of a calling card.
Object Number:
INV.4221
Marks:
in relief: above bust: "GENERAL WASHINGTON"
printed: on face of calling card: "Mr. John Grea[gan?]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
36140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal impression
Classification:
Date:
1899-1905
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 4.1 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to paper backing with handwritten inscription on obverse.
Object Number:
INV.4209c
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on obverse of paper: "Seal of U.S. Consul Choate / London, / England"
in relief: around edge of seal impression: "AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LONDON"
Gallery Label:
This is an impression of the seal used by Joseph H. Choate (1832-1917) while serving as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britian from 1899 to 1905. A longtime resident of New York, Choate distinguished himself as "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:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
36139
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 3 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 7 x 7.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to paper backing.
Object Number:
INV.4209a
Marks:
in relief: on surface of wax: "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:
36138
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pencil
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Thermoplastic, gold, lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 0.6 x 7.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Dark brown thermoplastic pencil with opening for lead at one end, screw-on cover at opposite end for housing extra lead; tips are gold with incised rinceau design.
Object Number:
INV.769r.1-2
Marks:
Stamped on barrel: "Mabie's Patent / CCT 31854"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
35904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical pencil
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Gold, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Gold plate mechanical pencil with sliding ring; pentagonal shaft with incised feather design, circular finial set with pink beveled glass gem.
Object Number:
Z.1710e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
35595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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