Seal with initials carved in the end of a green marble pillar

Made:
1830-1860 in France
maker:
Unknown
Seal with initials carved in the end of a green marble pillar

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Seal with initials carved in the end of a green marble pillar
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Seal with initials carved in the end of a green marble pillar, decorated with armolu, in rectangular leather case, owned by Joseph-Francois Malgaigne, a French surgeon, French, 1830-1860

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658786
Materials:
marble, metal, box, leather, box, velvet and box, silk
Measurements:
case: length 105 mm
case: width 44 mm
case: depth 25 mm
seal: length 80 mm
seal: width 17 mm
type:
seal
credit:
Lyon, F.

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