Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal (facsimile)
Object Number:
INV.4861a
Date:
1825-1925
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 0.3 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): in banner at base of inner circle: "AMORE ET VIRTUTE"
intaglio (inverted): around edge: "PROPRIA . . . WALTER I RALEGH[sic] MILITIS DOMINI & GUBERNATORIS VIRGINIAE 84
intaglio (inverted): at top of inner circle: "1584"
stamped: on
Description:
Metal disk with heraldic image and inscriptions in intaglio on obverse, the facsimile of the seal of office of the Governor of Virginia used by Sir Walter Raleigh.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
