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MSA SC 1551-4-1
RESTRICTED: Do not circulate without the permission of the State Archivist or the Director of Special Collections.
Dates1648
Mediumoriginal (metal)
StorageContact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Description
Great Seal of 1648 (reverse). Fashioned of silver, the Great Seal of 1648 was sent to Maryland by Lord Baltimore in August 1648 to replace the seal lost in Ingle's Rebellion of 1644. The reverse shows Lord Baltimore's hereditary coat of arms, incorporating heraldic elements of the Calvert (paternal) and Crossland (maternal) families. The arms are supported by a plowman and a fisherman, signifying the bounties of Maryland's land and water resources.