Preferred label

Seal-stamp (objects)        

Alternative label

Seal matrix; Sigil; stamp; Seal die; Seal stamp; seal  

Scope note

The device that impresses into an adhesive such as sealing wax. Can be referred to as seal-matrix, seal-die, seal-ring, signet, signet-ring, seal-stamp, or stamp. Can also include desk seals and fob seals.  

Parent concept

Tools and equipment        

uh-linked-data/concept/612    

Related concept                             

Seal-design (seal-stamp feature)        

uh-linked-data/concept/454               

The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute. Concept uri

http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300028877

The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri

http://w3id.org/lob/concept/3448

Scope note source reference

Source

Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.

Unlocking History Concept uri

 uh-linked-data/concept/457