Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal (facsimile)
Object Number:
INV.4861b
Date:
1825-1925
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 0.3 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): in banner at base of emblem: "AMORE ET VIRTUTE"
stamped: on reverse: "217"
Description:
Metal disk with heraldic image dominated by large shield with gridded surface and inscriptions in intaglio on obverse, the facsimile of a seal said to have been used by Sir Walter Raleigh.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
