Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/453
Preferred label
seal tear
Alternative label
Scope note
A breach in a substrate caused by ripping it open near the area where it was sealed shut.
Top concept
features
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/605
Broader/Parent concept
letter-opening manipulation
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/220
Related concept
seal (locking appendage) (features)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/451
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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