Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal impression and fragment
Object Number:
Z.1501.56ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 1 in. × 7/8 in. × 1/8 in. (2.5 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm)
Overall (b): 1 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 1.3 × 0.3
Description:
Octagonal red wax wafer with oval seal impression (a) found with unrelated fragment of red wax (b), both with paper backing.
Gallery Label:
Found in a box labeled "SEALS in box W/J. BROOKS COOPER NY" with a collection of similar objects.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
