Seal, ca. 1704, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, wood, 1 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( x x

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Seal, ca. 1704, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Silver, wood, 1 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( x x cm); 1 oz. 11 dwt. ( g), Silver, Jacob Boelen (ca. 1657–1729), Governments, universities, and other organizations commissioned silversmiths to supply official silver, such as seals with which to stamp important documents. Surviving records in Marbletown, New York, indicate that the silversmith Jacob Boelen was hired in 1704 to make the town seal

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