Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Historical Artifacts
Wax wafers and seals in wooden box
Object Number:
Z.1484a-f
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, wax, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper wrapper: "My seal ring / E. S. P."
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with sliding top, containing (4) octagonal red wax wafers with seal impressions (one in paper wrapper and one affixed to a cardboard disk), along with a quantity of circular orange wax wafers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
