Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Seal impression and paper seal in box
Object Number:
INV.4862e.1-5
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cardboard, wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 in. ( 1.6 x 7.3 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to box lid: "Van Horne / Seal."
handwritten in pencil: on bottom of box: "September 23, 1957"
Description:
Octagonal red wax wafer with circular seal impression with shield surrounded by scrolls; with one circular black paper seal in rectangular cardboard box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F.W. Kobbé, 1957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
