Seal stamp: (textured pattern)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 9.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Stamp with turned wooden handle and circular brass stamp face with all over diamond grid pattern.
Object Number:
INV.4852
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stamp
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wooden seal with turned handle and circular seal face with cross inscribed in a circle carved in intaglio.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Harison and Mr. William Harison
Object Number:
1941.306
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this seal was used by members of the Schuyler family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
32836
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Stamp
Classification:
Date:
1675-1724
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 7.3 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Stamp with wooden handle on domed base; initials "PS" in oval frame formed by narrow strips of metal embedded in base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucille de Luze Foley, 1950
Object Number:
INV.4854
Marks:
relief (inverted): on stamp face: "P S"
handwritten in ink: on one side of tag attached to object: "GIFT OF / LUCILLE / DE LUZE / FOLEY / 2-14-50"
handwritten in ink: on other side of tag attached to object: "SEAL OF / PIETERSE / (PETER) / SCHUYLER / P
Gallery Label:
Peter Schuyler (1657-1724) was an important figure in colonial New York. He was elected first mayor of his native Albany (then called Beverwyck) in 1686, and served as acting governor from July 1719 to September 1720.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1724
eMuseum Object ID:
32835
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Seal stamp: family crest w/tree handle, cherub w/fish
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Metal, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Stamp with cast metal (bronze?) handle in the form of a cherub carrying a large fish over his shoulders; cherub stands on two-tiered circular brass base with light blue and dark blue enamel on bottom of lower tier; square brass stamp face with canted corners bearing coat of arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Estelle de Peyster Hosmer, in memory of John Watts de Peyster
Object Number:
1942.159
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this stamp once belonged to John Watts de Peyster (1821-1907), grandfather of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
32834
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Stamp
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 7.9 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast bronze stamp with handle in the form of a winged cherub standing upright upon a base draped with a lion's skin; square stamp face with canted corners bearing coat of arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Estelle de Peyster Hosmer, in memory of John Watts de Peyster
Object Number:
1942.160
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this stamp once belonged to John Watts de Peyster (1821-1907), grandfather of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
32801
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal stamp: Sanitary Commission
Classification:
Date:
1861-1878
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Stamp with raised image of shield on thin metal plate joined to a block of wood; shield with "U.S" in relief on field of stars and "SANITARY COMMISSION" in relief on field of stripes.
Object Number:
INV.4692
Marks:
relief: on face of stamp: "U. S. / SANITARY / COMMISSION"
Gallery Label:
Formed in New York City in 1861, the U.S. Sanitary Commission was chartered by the U.S. Medical Bureau to organize the national distribution of sanitary information and material relief to Union soldiers. The commission succeeded in restructuring the outmoded U.S. Medical Bureau and in promoting public health measures that reduced mortality and greatly eased soldiers' suffering (see "The Encyclopedia of New York City," p. 1216).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
32792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seal stamp: (carved ram)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Ivory, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 7 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Stamp with carved ivory handle with full-round figure of a ram standing on tall base with ornate, deeply carved floral decoration; rectangular mother of pearl stamp face with canted corners engraved with initials "TWK."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rufus King
Object Number:
1958.12
Marks:
engraved (inverted): on stamp face: "TWK"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this stamp belonged to Thomas Worthington King, grandson of Rufus King, "the framer."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
32721
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Die
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Circular steel die with intertwined initials "EDM" at center with stag's head above and banner with inscription "VINCIT QUI PATITUR" below.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Montclair Public Library, 1952
Object Number:
INV.4689
Marks:
engraved (inverted): on face of die: "VINCIT QUI PATITUR" and "EDM"
handwritten in pencil: on envelope found with object: "GIFT OF THE MONTCLAIR / PUBLIC LIBRARY / APR. 5, 1952"
Gallery Label:
This die with apparently used to mark the stationery of Edwin Denision Morgan (1811-1883), governor of New York from 1859 to 1863. A note found with the object identifies the initials on the die as those of Mrs. Edwin Denison Morgan, née Eliza Matilda Waterman ("EMM"), and an envelope found with the note bears the monogram indicated. The initials on the die itself, however, are "EDM," those of Mr. Morgan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
32715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Die
Classification:
Date:
1853-1883
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Engraved, rectangular steel die with initial "M" in oval frame surmounted by stag's head; inscribed "VINCIT QUI PATITUR" in oval border.
Object Number:
INV.4691
Marks:
engraved (inverted): on face of die: "M" and "VINCIT QUI PATITUR"
handwritten in ink: on envelope found with object: "Morgan - stationery die, with crest / and motto . . . with initial M / Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Denison Morgan"
stamped: on long sides of die
Gallery Label:
This die was used to mark the stationery of Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883), governor of New York from 1859 to 1863.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
32683
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stamp
Classification:
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Lead stamp with oval face and short, tapered handle; initials "WK" in relief within oval frame.
Object Number:
INV.4690
Marks:
relief (inverted): on stamp face: "WK"
handwritten in ink: on envelope found with object: "SEAL W. K. / William Krum / . . ."
Gallery Label:
A note found with this object indicates that the initials "WK" are those of William Krum.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
32681
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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