Medium:

Stamps or Seals, Paper

Dimensions:

Godfey Seal: 4.1 × 4.1cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

Sparrow Seals (together): 8.4 × 4.3cm (3 5/16 × 1 11/16 in.)

Paper Backing: 24.4 × 9.4cm (9 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

Type:

ART-Miscellaneous

Physical Description:

Three balloon paper stamps or seals adhered to a paper backing. The images on the stamps are hand-colored etchings. The images and coloring on the stamps are all very similar, but the text is different.

Top stamp: balloon is labeled 'GODFREY,' text around the edge says 'Pewter Toy Maker / Artillery Lane Bishopsgate.'

Lower stamps: balloon is labeled 'Sparrow,' text around the edge says 'Nails and Sauce / Bishopsgate.' Sparrow stamps are attached to each other.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number:

A20140747000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv935ee178c-3b59-434d-8b4e-9f63fa0f6d60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A20140747000