Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal on card: illegible
Object Number:
INV.4218
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 x 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
in relief: around edge of impression: "LEGATION [OF] THE [UNITED] STATES [OF] AMERICA / TO / GREAT BRITAIN"
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to paper backing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
