Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/451
Preferred label
seal (locking appendage) (features)
Alternative label
wafer-seal; seal (prevents opening a letter)
Scope note
An instance where the opening of a letter has been prevented or inhibited through the use of adhesive. Distinguished from lock, a material appendage to a letter, and adhesive, the substance applied to affix a letter shut.
Top concept
features
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/605
Broader/Parent concept
adhere (features)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/321
Related concept
adhesive
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/16
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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