Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/458
Preferred label
sealing-wax
Alternative label
lac-based sealing wax; sealing wax; wax
Scope note
A colored, waxy adhesive that is softened or melted, and applied to a letter substrate as part of its closure system. May be impressed with a seal stamp to create an exposed seal, or overlaid with paper or another material to create a covered seal.
Top concept
materials
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/606
Broader/Parent concept
adhesive
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/16
Related concept
seal (locking appendage)(features)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/451
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300311202
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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