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IVORY SEAL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The ivory handle is carved with three dogs attacking a lion. They are intertwined with a serpant in the 18th century German taste. The crystal seal is carved with a monogram and set in engraved silver. The silver is decorated with scrolls. It is eight sided at the bottom.

Object name:
IVORY SEAL
Made from:
Ivory -- steel -- crystal -- silver
Made in:
GERMANY
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
10 cm (3 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
36.12
Class:
IVORY
Signature marks:
MONOGRAM on seal: five pointed crown over A v C (Gothic lettering)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973