Former owner
Charles F. De Voosey
Stamp
ca. 1867
Wood, brass
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 9.5 x 4.4 cm )
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer
INV.6308
A note found with this stamp indicates that it came into the possession of the donor's grandfather, the Austrian Consul General of New York, around 1867, when Emperor Maximillian I of the Mexican Empire was shot, and the Mexican consulate in New York was closed.
DescriptionCircular brass stamp of the "Agencia Comercial del Ymperio Mexicano" in New York, with wooden knob handle.Markingsin relief (inverted): around edge of stamp: "AGENCIA COMERCIAL DEL YMPERIO MEXICANO / NUEVA YORK"
handwritten in ink: on tag found with object: "Sceal[sic] of the Im[p]erial Mixican[sic] Consulate / of New York. Came into the possesion of / my Grand Pater Chas. F. de roosey the / Austrian Consul General at New York / When the Emperor Maximillian was shot / and Consulate was closed / Henry O. Havemeyer"
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