SEAL
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
The seal has a baluster shaped handle made from bloodstone which is faceted. The end is wide, and tapers towards the center which has a collar on each side. The seal is made from chalcedony on the bottom. This has been cut and is mounted in a gold mount decorated with chased leaves.
- Object name:
- SEAL
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold -- chalcedony
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.170
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- COAT OF ARMS: a curved hunting horn suspended by a ribbon tied with a bow [on seal]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973