Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal of the State of New York
Object Number:
INV.4044
Date:
1810-1860
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 in. ( 1 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on one side (obverse?): "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK" and "EXCELSIOR"
in relief: on other side (reverse?): "FRUSTRA" and "1798"
Description:
Paper covered wax seal of the State of New York with two allegorical female figures flanking a shield and inscriptions in relief on one side, and a rocky island and inscriptions, including the year "1798," on the other.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
