Image: Masi treaty seal Lewis impression

Description: Drawing of a version of the U.S. Masi treaty seal, a die of the Great Seal of the United States used only for treaties. This drawing was from a wax seal impressed from a skippet mold made by Samuel Lewis, a Washington D.C. engraver, after the State Department stopped using Masi's company for that task. Lewis' version is virtually identical to the original Masi die version, with a slightly different treatment of the top of the eagle's head being the most visible difference. At least one wax disc from the Lewis mold was used as an actual treaty seal in 1871. Totten was unaware of the separate Masi die; he was under the impression that Lewis' mold was the original 1825 die, but Lewis only started making skippets for the State Department in 1854.
Title: Masi treaty seal Lewis impression
Credit: Taken from page 163 of the Google Books version of The Seal of History by C. A. L. Totten, 1897.
Author: Original die by Seraphim Masi Copy of design for skippet mold by Samuel Lewis Drawing by C. A. L. Totten
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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