Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal
Object Number:
2008.28.5
Medium:
Metal
Description:
Small brass seal (diam. ¾ in) attached to a 3 5/8 in long, worn wooden cherry handle. Seal bears inscription, Latin phrase "RECTE ET SUAVITER." 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.
