Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal impressions (2) in box
Object Number:
INV.4656a-d
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall (container): 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (1 x 4.4 cm)
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed inside box lid: "ORTNER / LATE / WEIGALL, / late / (GRIFFITHS & WEIGALL) / 3 St. James Street, / Pall Mall. / (removed from No 23) / Engravers to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes & Duchesses of Cumberland & Cambridge."
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Description:
Two octagonal red wax seal impressions in circular plastic box.
Gallery Label:
Notes found with this object indicate that one of the impressions was made from (a copy of?) a seal ring belonging to the English general and statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). The donor's ancestor Samuel Squire was Cromwell's auditor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Frank Squier
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
