Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal
Object Number:
2008.28.2
Medium:
Wax
Description:
Wax seal impression, small; mounted on circular blue matting. Latin phrase "RECTE ET SUAVITER" (Justly and Mildly). Coat of arms: upright lion surrounded by three crosses. Seal presumed to be the Wyborn family crest or heraldry as "RECTE ET SUAVITER" is their motto.
Credit Line:
Gift of Olga Stern
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
