Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
E.C.J ? (cross)
Object Number:
INV.4862a.1-2
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, wax
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
relief: at base of oval: "ECJ"
handwritten in pencil: on bottom of box: "September / 23, 1957"
Description:
Octagonal red wax wafer with oval seal impression with Calvary cross above initials "ECJ"; in circular wooden box with flat, screw-on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F.W. Kobbé, 1957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
