Wax Impressions

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Wax Impressions

Entry/Object ID

2010.4.4

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Description

Set of 11 wax impressions depicting various events in France contained in wooden box. Impression #20: obverse side: blank, reverse side: 20. Impression #49: obverse side: illegible text, reverse side: 49. Impression #18: obverse side: text and picture of two crossed horns inside a laurel leaf ring, reverse side: 18. Impression #16: obverse side: semi-legible text, reverse side: 16. Impression #51: obverse side: has text "LL.MM. Le Roi Et La Reine De Baviere Visitent La Monnale Des Medalles En Fervier MDCCCX.", reverse side: 51. Impression #7: obverse side: Man attacking a monster with text "Battaile Le Millesimo, Combat De Deco", reverse side: 7. Impression #26: obverse side: two people on each side of a building with semi-legible text at bottom, reverse side: 26. Impression #30 with building: obverse side: semi-legible texts at top and bottom of impression with a temple in the middle, reverse side: 30. Impression #30 with people: obverse side: two people attacking a person on the ground with semi-legible text at bottom, reverse side: 30. Impression with text: obverse side: has text "S.A.I. Le Prinor Ferdinand Grand Duc De Wutnbourg Visite La Monnale Des Medalles En Juin MDCCCX", reverse side: blank. Impression with building: obverse side: has text "Porte De Alcala" at top and semi-legible text at the bottom with a large building in the middle, reverse side: blank.

Dimensions

Height

20 cm

Width

2.9 cm

Depth

49 cm

Dimension Notes

20: 2.9 cm Ø, 49: 5 cm Ø, 18: 4.2 cm Ø, 16: 4.4 cm Ø, 51: 3.7 cm Ø, 7: 4.1 cm Ø, 26: 3.7 cm Ø, 30 with building: 3.7 cm Ø, 30 with people: 3.7 cm Ø, impression with text: 3 cm Ø, impression with building: 3.8 cm Ø

Update Date

October 28, 2021