Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wax seal in box
Object Number:
Z.3276
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wax; cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 1/4 x 1 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 0.6 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
Printed on box cover: "24 ASSTD GUMMED /'DO NOT OPEN' seals; one of the seal glued to the top of the box "KNOT/TO BE/OPENED/Merry/Christmas".
Pencil incsription: on reverse of card "Coat of Arms/of Washington Family/Lawrence Washington/emmigrated to Holl
Description:
Red wax seax on cardboard of coat of arms of Washington family, in cardboard box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
