Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal impression
Object Number:
INV.4209c
Date:
1899-1905
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 4.1 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on obverse of paper: "Seal of U.S. Consul Choate / London, / England"
in relief: around edge of seal impression: "AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LONDON"
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to paper backing with handwritten inscription on obverse.
Gallery Label:
This is an impression of the seal used by Joseph H. Choate (1832-1917) while serving as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britian from 1899 to 1905. A longtime resident of New York, Choate distinguished himself as "a leader in cultural and humanitarian activities, an active Republican, a prominent 'club man,' and a celebrated after-dinner speaker," according to Scribner's Concise Dictionary of American Biography (1964).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
