Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal
Object Number:
2008.28.4
Medium:
Metal
Description:
Small (15/16 x 13/16 in.) circular brass seal broken off from 3 in. wooden handle. Seal: crest with inscription "EX NECESSITATE," meaning "of necessity." Possible family heraldry/crest of Cornelius Low.
Credit Line:
Gift of Olga Stern
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
