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 of English Republic: 1655; w/ label: Pell papers...1892
Object Number:
684
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Wax, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 6 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on face of seal: "OLIVARIUS DEI GRA REIPUB ANGLIAE SCOTIAE ET HIBERNIAE & PROTECTOR"
stamped/handwritten in ink: on card found with object: "Seal of the English Republic, 1655 / Fac-simile of the original in the / British Museum. "Pell Papers"
Description:
Circular red wax seal with heraldic emblem and inscriptions in relief; facsimile of the 1655 seal of the English Republic; with strip of blue cardboard framing edge and white paper backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Howland Pell, 1927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
