Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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The Great Seal of the State of New York
Object Number:
INV.3229
Date:
1777-1778
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Circular, double-sided wax seal. Obverse: Sun rising above 3 mountains with banderole inscribed "EXCELSIOR" in circular inscription "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK" Reverse: depiciton of large promintory rock inscribed in circular border "ERUSTRA" or "FRUSTRA"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
