Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Luce Center
Seal impression in box
Object Number:
INV.4693a-c
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Wax, wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
relief: on banner below shield: "RECTITUDINE STO"
printed paper label: affixed inside box lid: "R. LOVETT / Seal Engraver / & / Die Linker, / 183 Broadway, / NEW YORK"
handwritten in ink: on tag found inside box: "GIFT OF / LUCILLE / DE LUZE / FOLEY / 2
Description:
Octagonal red wax wafer with oval seal impression; shield with banner inscribed "RECTITUDINE STO" below; in circular wooden box with screw-on lid with printed paper label affixed inside.
Gallery Label:
The motto "Rectitudine Sto," or "stand tall," is used by the du Pont family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucille de Luze Foley, 1950
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
