Caption

Round dry impression of the seal of the Civil-Military Order Commission of Owruck County, 1790. Round impression showing in the field a crowned eagle with its head facing left; on the eagle a decorative shield bearing St. Michael holding a downward-pointing sword in one hand and a sword scabbard in the other, with a central capital letter P and a bear (coats of arms of the Kilów Voivodeship). In the rim an inscription: 'PIECZEC KOMMISSYI PORZADKOWEY CIWILNO-WOYSKOWEY POW : OWR.' Poland, Owrucki poviat., A textured, crumpled sheet with an embossed circular seal occupies most of the image; the seal shows a symmetrical design with a crowned emblem at the top, two stylized wings or bird-like forms flanking a central shield with intricate raised details, and a beaded border around the circle. The paper is mainly beige and off-white with areas of darker tan and light brown staining and slight discoloration, and there are subtle shadows emphasizing the creases and embossing. The bottom edge of the sheet is irregular and rests on a contrasting black background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A37_458

License type

Rights managed

Available size

76.8Mb (9.9Mb) / 14.9in x 20.0in / 4475 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Round dry impression seal Civil-Military Order Commission Owruck County 1790 Round impression showing field crowned eagle head facing left eagle decorative shield bearing St Michael holding downward-pointing sword hand sword scabbard central capital letter P bear coats arms Kilów Voivodeship rim inscription Pieczec Kommissyi Porzadkowey Ciwilno-Woyskowey Pow Owr Poland Owrucki poviat textured crumpled sheet embossed circular occupies image symmetrical design crowned emblem top two stylized wings bird- forms flanking central shield intricate raised details beaded border circle paper mainly beige off-white areas darker tan light brown staining slight discoloration subtle shadows emphasizing creases embossing bottom edge sheet irregular rests contrasting black background.