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Letter seal. In shape or a shield, engraved for sealing wax. Legend reads: "Not to be Grahamed," i.e., opened without authorization. British. (In 1844 James Graham, Home Secretary, caused letters from Giuseppe Mazzini to be opened at the General Post Offi

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Letter seal. In shape or a shield, engraved for sealing wax. Legend reads: "Not to be Grahamed," i.e., opened without authorization. British. (In 1844 James Graham, Home Secretary, caused letters from Giuseppe Mazzini to be opened at the General Post Offi

19th century
19th century

Anonymous,

Object Type: other

Medium and Support: Carved scrimshaw on ivory and steel

Bibliography: See checklist in DAC exhibition catalog for this group of objects; see also DAC donor file.

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Theda Boynton, 1971

Accession Number: 1971.22.170

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Anonymous, . Letter seal. In shape or a shield, engraved for sealing wax. Legend reads: "Not to be Grahamed," i.e., opened without authorization. British. (In 1844 James Graham, Home Secretary, caused letters from Giuseppe Mazzini to be opened at the General Post Office and divulged their contents to authorities in Naples. The verbs "to Graham" and "to Grahamise" were still in use in the 1890s.), 19th century. Carved scrimshaw on ivory and steel. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1971.22.170. Gift of Mrs. Theda Boynton, 1971.

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