Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal of the State of New York (fragments)
Object Number:
INV.4042ab
Date:
1810-1860
Medium:
Wax, paper, ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 in. ( 1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Two fragments of a 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.
