Treaty Seal United States Skippet Box Metropolitan Museum Of Art Vintage Replica for Sale

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Treaty Seal United States Skippet Box Metropolitan Museum Of Art Vintage Replica For Sale

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Treaty Seal United States Skippet Box Metropolitan Museum Of Art Vintage Replica:
$62.10

This listing is for aTreaty Seal United States Skippet Box Metropolitan Museum Of Art Vintage Replica. It is a REPRODUCTION OF THE OLD TREATY SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES BRASS CASE DONE BY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. THE GOLDEN BRASS BOX IS A REPRODUCTION OF A SILVER-GILT "SKIPPET" A METAL CASE THAT HOUSES THE WAX IMPRESSION OF A SEAL AND BEARS ON ITS COVER A REPLICA OF THE SEAL IN RELIEF. IT WAS ATTACHED AS A PENDANT SEAL TO TREATY DOCUMENTS BY MEANS OF HEAVY ORNAMENTAL CORDS WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE WAX AND THE CASE AND ENDED IN TASSELS. THE DOCUMENT TOGETHER WITH ITS PENDANT SEAL WAS THEN PLACED IN THE PROTECTION OF A WOODEN TREATY BOX. THE MOTIF ON THE COVER - A SPREAD EAGLE GRASPING A LAUREL BRANCH AND ARROWS SURMOUNTED BY THE MOTTO E PLURIBUS UNUM AND THE 13 STARS OF THE ORIGINAL UNION - WAS FIRST ADOPTED BY CONGRESS IN 1782 AS THE DESIGN FOR THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES. THE 1782 GREAT SEAL DIE WAS EMPLOYED UNTIL 1841 FOR EMBOSSING PAPER WAFTER SEALS AND FROM 1815 UNTIL 1825 FOR STAMPING WAS PENDANT SEALS. IN 1824 THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEEMING THE ORIGINAL DIE NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR RATIFICATION OF TREATIES, SOUGHT AN ENGRAVER TO CUT A NEW AND LARGER DIE TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY ON PENDANT SEALS. SERAPHIM MASI, A WASHINGTON JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH, WAS COMMISSIONED TO ENGRAVE THE DEVICE NO KNOWN AS THE OLD TREATY SEAL OF 1825 WHICH REMAINED IN USE UNTIL 1871. THE SKIPPETS WHICH MASI FURNISHED BEAR A REPLICA OF THE TREATY SEAL SURROUNDED BY AN ORNAMENTAL BORDER OF 24 STARS. OUR BOX CAN PROBABLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO MASI AND WOULD THEREFORE DATE BETWEEN 1825 AND 1854. THIS REPRODUCTION DIFFERS FROM THE ORIGINAL ONLY IN THAT THE OPENINGS THROUGH WHICH THE ORNAMENTAL CORDS PASSED HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED. THE BOX IS SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM MMA. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. MEASURES AROUND 5 1/4 INCHES IN DIAMETER & AROUND 1 3/8 INCHES THICK It weighs right at 15 ounces and measures 5" in diameter and is 1 1/8" tall .Same Day Handling And Free Returns.Please do not hesitate to message us with any questions, concerns, or comments. Check out our store to see more items. We list new inventory almost everyday. After every purchase, we automatically send a discounted coupon of 15% off all our inventory if you choose to visit again.
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