seals (artifacts)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to artifacts bearing monograms, writing, numbers, symbols, or designs in intaglio that are used for making an impression in relief on some soft, tenacious substance such as clay or wax. They may be flat or cylindrical, the impression made by rolling the seal over the surface. The term also refers to the impressions that have been made in wax, clay, or another soft material by the impact of a seal or other hard engraved surface. Seals are generally used to authenticate documents or for decoration. Stamps of a seal matrix of carved reliefs of pictures or texts; used to imprint a wax or lacquer seal.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Seal of the University, circa 1950
Item — Object Ceremonial Objects [5]
Scope and Contents
Seal of the Municipal University of Omaha, circa 1950. The seal is a black coated metal, with a metal press for the seal, powered by an upright press. The seal is circular, with "UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA" rounding the top, "DOUGLAS COUNTY NEBRASKA" rounding the bottom, and "CORPORATE OMAHA SEAL" in the middle.
Dates:
circa 1950
Seal of the University Library, circa 1950
Item — Object Ceremonial Objects [4]
Scope and Contents
University library seal of the Municipal University of Omaha, circa 1950. The seal is metal, with its coating chipping. The seal has two metal presses to crease the seal, with an operating arm sitting upright, to be pulled down to press the metal pieces together. The seal is circular, with "OMAHAE UNIVERSITATIS SIGILLUM" around the rim. The inside of the circle is an open book, resting on another, with some object above them.
Dates:
circa 1950
