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Antique Dutch Heraldic Research Card with Attached Seal for Pieter Schatter of Haarlem - This item is a collector's record card featuring an attached heraldic seal, documented in Dutch. The card serves as a specialist's research or cataloging entry for a specific seal belonging to Pieter Schatter of Haarlem, dated circa 1690. The card is constructed of heavy cardstock with handwritten notations in black ink and a blue ink stamp. The attached circular seal is made of a dark material, possibly a lead cast or dark wax, and measures approximately 1 inch in diameter. It depicts a heraldic shield within a circular border. Handwritten notations include the subject name Schatter, Pieter and the geographic and temporal context of Haarlem, circa 1690. A blue stamp in the left margin reads A.G.R-D1, # blz 68. The body text provides a Dutch heraldic description including terms such as gevierend (quartered), leeuw (lion), and balk bel. m. kruisjes (fess charged with small crosses). Below the seal, the text reads O. S. PIETER SCHATTER. A note in the bottom right corner indicates the seal was purchased from the antique dealer Van Thiene in Middelburg. 3.75 inches x 3.25 inches.