Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Die
Object Number:
INV.4691
Date:
1853-1883
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved (inverted): on face of die: "M" and "VINCIT QUI PATITUR"
handwritten in ink: on envelope found with object: "Morgan - stationery die, with crest / and motto . . . with initial M / Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Denison Morgan"
stamped: on long sides of die
Description:
Engraved, rectangular steel die with initial "M" in oval frame surmounted by stag's head; inscribed "VINCIT QUI PATITUR" in oval border.
Gallery Label:
This die was used to mark the stationery of Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883), governor of New York from 1859 to 1863.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
